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Cell-type specification at criticality underlies rhizoid patterning in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.
Josep Mercadal, Mar Ferreira-Guerra, Ana I Caño-Delgado, Marta Ibañes
Published: 202510.1016/j.celrep.2025.116728
Abstract
Rhizoid specification in Marchantia polymorpha gemmae involves lateral inhibition mediated by the microRNA FRH1, which represses the rhizoid-specific transcription factor RSL1. Accordingly, rhizoid precursor cells appear isolated or spatially organiz…
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