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ArticleNature communications2025

SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE cooperates with MADS-domain transcription factors to regulate an auxin-dependent network controlling Megaspore-Mother-Cell differentiation.

Alex Cavalleri, Chiara Astori, Silvia Manrique, Greta Bruzzaniti, Cezary Smaczniak, Chiara Mizzotti, Alessandro Ruiu, Mattia Spanò, Andrea Movilli, Veronica Gregis and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. VPS13 has an important role in female germline development in Arabidopsis.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2026
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13 authors.

Alex Cavalleri *Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4929-222X
Chiara Astori *Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Silvia Manrique *Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6241-4143
Greta BruzzanitiDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Cezary SmaczniakPlant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4663-8275
Chiara MizzottiDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-2890
Alessandro RuiuDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Mattia SpanòDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Andrea MovilliDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Veronica GregisDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Xiaocai XuPlant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Kerstin KaufmannPlant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7960-6256
Lucia ColomboDepartment of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy. lucia.colombo@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8415-1399

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 458750707Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 512328399Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) prin 2017Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) prin 2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of the female gamete is a complex developmental process that begins with the differentiation of the Megaspore Mother Cell (MMC) within the ovule. SPOROCYTELESS/NOZZLE (SPL/NZZ) is the principal regulator of the MMC formation, as mutations in the SPL/NZZ gene lead to the failure of the MMC differentiation. Nonetheless, the SPL/NZZ-dependent regulatory pathway governing the MMC development remains largely unknown. Using a multi-omics approach, we identify direct SPL/NZZ targets and their downstream network. We discover that SPL/NZZ interacts with ovule-identity MADS-domain transcription factor complexes to regulate the expression of common target genes. By integrating the omics data with the analysis of either complementation or mutant lines, we describe a comprehensive regulatory mechanism in which SPL/NZZ controls the differentiation of the MMC by acting on an auxin-dependent downstream network.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell DifferentiationIndoleacetic AcidsMADS Domain ProteinsOvuleTranscription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationArabidopsis ProteinsIndoleacetic AcidsMADS Domain ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID41392078
PMCPMC12820212

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