Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research

Bingxu Zhang; Hailei Zhang; Yiji Xia

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2024.02.004

Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research

Trends Plant Sci. 2024 Feb 27:S1360-1385(24)00045-1. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.02.004. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Bingxu Zhang¹, Hailei Zhang¹, Yiji Xia²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
² Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, SAR, China; State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China. Electronic address: yxia@hkbu.edu.hk.

PMID: 38418271
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.02.004

Abstract

Song et al. utilized spatial transcriptomics to study the molecular characteristics of various cells - such as shoot primordia and chlorenchyma cells - in tomato callus during shoot regeneration. This research enhances our knowledge of shoot regeneration and demonstrates the potential of spatial transcriptomics in advancing plant biology.

Keywords: cellular heterogeneity; chlorenchyma cells; shoot regeneration; spatial transcriptomics; tomato callus.