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Elena D. Shpak

University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleORCID 0000-0002-5702-7517Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Alex M. OverholtiD· 1 shared Ashlei R. Williams· 1 shared Brittani S. HerroniD· 1 shared Calen Seth PaleologosiD· 1 shared Christina Elaine PierceiD· 1 shared Daniel DeGennaro· 1 shared Guangzhong Lin· 1 shared Jijie ChaiiD· 1 shared

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ERECTA family signaling controls cell fate specification during ovule initiation in Arabidopsis.

Alex M. Overholt, Christina Elaine Pierce, Calen Seth Paleologos, Muhammad Uzair, Ashlei R. Williams, Brittani S. Herron, Natalie G Aldrich, Elena D. Shpak

This study shows that ERECTA family signaling regulates ovule initiation in Arabidopsis by controlling cell fate separation and promoting proliferation zones.

The Plant Cell · Mar 18, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

ERECTA family signaling constrains CLAVATA3 and WUSCHEL to the center of the shoot apical meristem.

Liang Zhang, Daniel DeGennaro, Guangzhong Lin, Jijie Chai, Elena D. Shpak

The paper shows that ERECTA family signaling limits the width of the shoot apical meristem by suppressing CLV3 and WUS expression at its periphery.

Development · Feb 16, 2021Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology