A transposon surveillance mechanism that safeguards plant male fertility during stress
J. Gutierrez-Marcos, Y.-S. Lee, R. Maple, J. Durr, A. Dawson, S. Tamim, B. C. Meyers, C. del Genio, R. Papareddy, A. Luo, J. Lamb, A. W. Sylvester, J. A. Birchler, M. D. Nodine, J. Rouster
This study identifies two Argonaute-like proteins essential for maintaining male fertility in maize under high temperatures by controlling retrotransposon activity.
bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2020Plant Biology