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Annual Review of Genetics

Volume 55, 2021

How to Switch from Mitosis to Meiosis: Regulation of Germline Entry in Plants

Abstract

One of the major cell fate transitions in eukaryotes is entry into meiosis. While in single-celled yeast this decision is triggered by nutrient starvation, in multicellular eukaryotes, such as plants, it is under developmental control. In contrast to animals, plants have only a short germline and instruct cells to become meiocytes in reproductive organs late in development. This situation argues for a fundamentally different mechanism of how plants recruit meiocytes, and consistently, none of the regulators known to control meiotic entry in yeast and animals are present in plants. In recent years, several factors involved in meiotic entry have been identified, especially in the model plant , and pieces of a regulatory network of germline control in plants are emerging. However, the corresponding studies also show that the mechanisms of meiotic entry control are diversified in flowering plants, calling for further analyses in different plant species.

Keyword(s): cell signaling, differentiation, gamete, sexual reproduction, small RNAs, stem cell
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How to Switch from Mitosis to Meiosis: Regulation of Germline Entry in Plants
Annual Review of Genetics 55, 427 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-genet-112618-043553
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