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Molecular evolution of stem cell regulators driving powerful regenerative abilities in plants

Gui Cai1,2, Zhanghui Zeng3, Viola Willemsen4*, Wu Liu1*, Lin Xu1,2*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Plant Carbon Capture, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
    4. Cluster of Plant Developmental Biology, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
    *Authors for correspondence.
    Viola Willemsen. E-mail: viola.willemsen@wur.nl; Wu Liu. E-mail: liuwu@cemps.ac.cn; Lin Xu. E-mail: xulin@cemps.ac.cn
  • Received:2025-11-18 Accepted:2026-01-05
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by grants from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (25N12800100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32225007), the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB0630000), Key R&D Program of Shandong Province, China (2024LZGC025), Key Project at Central Government Level: The Ability Establishment of Sustainable Use for Valuable Chinese Medicine Resources (2060302-2401-08), and National Key R&D Program of China (2024YFF1000700/2023YFE0101100).