Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Phytoplasma mediated transcriptional changes in poinsettia buds suggest MAF3 and bZIP67 transcription factors as potential suppressors of shoot branching
Behrooz Darbani, Christina Rønn Ingvardsen, Inger Baeksted Holme…·Mogens Nicolaisen
This study identifies EpMAF3 and EpbZIP67 as transcription factors repressed by phytoplasma infection in poinsettia, which are linked to shoot branching suppression, as shown by enhanced branching in Arabidopsis mutants.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.16.732632