{"id":10346,"date":"2022-10-06T00:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.sinica.edu.tw/en\/?p=10346"},"modified":"2024-03-13T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T01:19:04","slug":"identifying-regulators-of-early-maize-leaf-development-by-lcm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.sinica.edu.tw/en\/10346\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying regulators of early maize leaf development by LCM"},"content":{"rendered":"
C3 photosynthesis occurs in mesophyll (M) cells whereas C4 photosynthesis occurs mainly in bundle sheath (BS) cells, making C4 photosynthesis more efficient. A team led by Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li used laser-capture microdissection to isolate pre-BS and pre-M cells in early leaf development in maize, a C4 plant. From the transcriptomes of these cells they identified transcription factors (e.g., ANT1) that control leaf development and constructed a gene regulatory network, increasing our understanding the regulation of maize leaf development. The results were published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences<\/em>.<\/p>\n