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Plant Reprod
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Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Induction of parthenogenesis (embryo formation from unfertilized egg cells) by embryogenic transcription factors is associated with twin formation at high frequencies, and involves two distinct mechanisms. Synthetic apomixis has been achieved through the induction of parthenogenesis by ectopic expression of the Baby Boom family of transcription factors. An associated phenomenon from this process is the formation of polyembryony including twin progeny at high frequencies, but the underlying mechanisms have not been explored.
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Nat Plants
December 2024
Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- In rice, the transcription factor BABY BOOM 1 (OsBBM1) is crucial for activating the embryo development process right after fertilization, allowing for the formation of embryos without fertilization (parthenogenesis).
- Researchers found that another transcription factor, DWARF TILLER1 (OsDWT1/OsWOX9A), when expressed alongside OsBBM1 in egg cells, significantly boosts the chances of embryo formation—up to 91% parthenogenesis compared to just OsBBM1 alone.
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Oleosomes are natural lipid droplets that can be extracted intact from oil seeds, forming oil/water emulsions. Their lipid cores, surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids and proteins, make oleosomes suitable as carriers of hydrophobic bioactive compounds like cannabidiol (CBD). As CBD is crystalline at room temperature, it first has to be liquified to allow better encapsulation.
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