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Defining the developmental program leading to meiosis in maize by Nelms, Brad, Walbot, Virginia

“…In multicellular organisms, the entry into meiosis is a complex process characterized by increasing meiotic specialization. Using single-cell RNA sequencing,…”
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Hypoxia Triggers Meiotic Fate Acquisition in Maize by Kelliher, Timothy, Walbot, Virginia

“…Evidence from confocal microscopic reconstruction of maize anther development in fertile, mac1 (excess germ cells), and msca1 (no germ cells) flowers indicates…”
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Pre-Meiotic Anther Development: Cell Fate Specification and Differentiation by Walbot, Virginia, Egger, Rachel L

“…Research into anther ontogeny has been an active and developing field, transitioning from a strictly lineage-based view of cellular differentiation events to a…”
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Spatiotemporally dynamic, cell-type–dependent premeiotic and meiotic phasiRNAs in maize anthers by Zhai, Jixian, Zhang, Han, Arikit, Siwaret, Huang, Kun, Nan, Guo-Ling, Walbot, Virginia, Meyers, Blake C.

“…Maize anthers, the male reproductive floral organs, express two classes of phased small-interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs). PhasiRNA precursors are transcribed by…”
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Evolution, functions, and mysteries of plant ARGONAUTE proteins by Zhang, Han, Xia, Rui, Meyers, Blake C, Walbot, Virginia

“…•Plant AGOs form distinct clades, each with specific functions, expression patterns, and small RNA binding preferences.•Subfamilies of the AGO1/5/10 clade…”
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Dicer-like 5 deficiency confers temperature-sensitive male sterility in maize by Teng, Chong, Zhang, Han, Hammond, Reza, Huang, Kun, Meyers, Blake C., Walbot, Virginia

“…Small RNAs play important roles during plant development by regulating transcript levels of target mRNAs, maintaining genome integrity, and reinforcing DNA…”
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Emergence and patterning of the five cell types of the Zea mays anther locule by Kelliher, Timothy, Walbot, Virginia

“…One fundamental difference between plants and animals is the existence of a germ-line in animals and its absence in plants. In flowering plants, the sexual…”
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How plants cope with temperature stress by Walbot, Virginia

“…A cold night can follow a hot day, and because they cannot move, plants subjected to such temperature fluctuations must acclimate on the basis mainly of…”
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An Agrobacterium‐delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for high‐frequency targeted mutagenesis in maize by Char, Si Nian, Neelakandan, Anjanasree K., Nahampun, Hartinio, Frame, Bronwyn, Main, Marcy, Spalding, Martin H., Becraft, Philip W., Meyers, Blake C., Walbot, Virginia, Wang, Kan, Yang, Bing

“…Summary CRISPR/Cas9 is a powerful genome editing tool in many organisms, including a number of monocots and dicots. Although the design and application of…”
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Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing by Altpeter, Fredy, Springer, Nathan M., Bartley, Laura E., Blechl, Ann E., Brutnell, Thomas P., Citovsky, Vitaly, Conrad, Liza J., Gelvin, Stanton B., Jackson, David P., Kausch, Albert P., Lemaux, Peggy G., Medford, June I., Orozco-Cárdenas, Martha L., Tricoli, David M., Van Eck, Joyce, Voytas, Daniel F., Walbot, Virginia, Wang, Kan, Zhang, Zhanyuan J., Stewart, C. Neal

“…Plant transformation has enabled fundamental insights into plant biology and revolutionized commercial agriculture. Unfortunately, for most crops,…”
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CHH DNA methylation increases at 24‐PHAS loci depend on 24‐nt phased small interfering RNAs in maize meiotic anthers by Zhang, Mei, Ma, Xuxu, Wang, Chunyu, Li, Qing, Meyers, Blake C., Springer, Nathan M., Walbot, Virginia

“…Summary Plant phased small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) contribute to robust male fertility; however, specific functions remain undefined. In maize (Zea mays),…”
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10 reasons to be tantalized by the B73 maize genome by Walbot, Virginia

“…  What selective forces in both the progenitor wild species and modern cultivar have elevated gene generation and allelic diversification (from length…”
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MS23, a master basic helix-loop-helix factor, regulates the specification and development of the tapetum in maize by Nan, Guo-Ling, Zhai, Jixian, Arikit, Siwaret, Morrow, Darren, Fernandes, John, Mai, Lan, Nguyen, Nhi, Meyers, Blake C, Walbot, Virginia

“…Successful male gametogenesis involves orchestration of sequential gene regulation for somatic differentiation in pre-meiotic anthers. We report here the…”
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How to make a tumour: cell type specific dissection of Ustilago maydis-induced tumour development in maize leaves by Matei, Alexandra, Ernst, Corinna, Günl, Markus, Thiele, Björn, Altmüller, Janine, Walbot, Virginia, Usadel, Björn, Doehlemann, Gunther

“…The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis causes smut disease on maize (Zea mays), which is characterized by immense plant tumours. To establish disease and…”
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Clusters and superclusters of phased small RNAs in the developing inflorescence of rice by Johnson, Cameron, Kasprzewska, Anna, Tennessen, Kristin, Fernandes, John, Nan, Guo-Ling, Walbot, Virginia, Sundaresan, Venkatesan, Vance, Vicki, Bowman, Lewis H

“…To address the role of small regulatory RNAs in rice development, we generated a large data set of small RNAs from mature leaves and developing roots, shoots,…”
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multidrug resistance-associated protein involved in anthocyanin transport in Zea mays by Goodman, C.D, Casati, P, Walbot, V

“…Anthocyanin biosynthesis is one of the most thoroughly studied enzymatic pathways in biology, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms of its final…”
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What determines cell size? by Marshall, Wallace F, Young, Kevin D, Swaffer, Matthew, Wood, Elizabeth, Nurse, Paul, Kimura, Akatsuki, Frankel, Joseph, Wallingford, John, Walbot, Virginia, Qu, Xian, Roeder, Adrienne H K

“…Doc number: 101…”
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Rapid transcriptome responses of maize (Zea mays) to UV-B in irradiated and shielded tissues by Casati, Paula, Walbot, Virginia

“…Depletion of stratospheric ozone has raised terrestrial levels of ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B), an environmental change linked to an increased risk of skin…”
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Understanding Ustilago maydis Infection of Multiple Maize Organs by Ferris, Alex C, Walbot, Virginia

“…is a smut fungus that infects all aerial maize organs, namely, seedling leaves, tassels, and ears. In all organs, tumors are formed by inducing hypertrophy and…”
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Transgenerational conditioned male fertility of HD-ZIP IV transcription factor mutant ocl4: impact on 21-nt phasiRNA accumulation in pre-meiotic maize anthers by Yadava, Pranjal, Tamim, Saleh, Zhang, Han, Teng, Chong, Zhou, Xue, Meyers, Blake C., Walbot, Virginia

“…Key message Maize Outer cell layer 4 (ocl4) encodes an HD-ZIP IV transcription factor required for robust male fertility and 21-nt phasiRNA biogenesis . ocl4…”
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