Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Ubiquitination-mediated mitochondrial protein degradation ensures seedling emergence by regulating ER-mitochondrial interaction and mitophagy
Zhen Tian, Yawen Huo, Chengyang Li…·Pengwei Wang
This study identifies SPL2 as a mitochondrial E3 ligase that regulates seedling emergence by controlling ER-mitochondrial interactions and mitophagy through ubiquitination of mitochondrial proteins.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.10.710782