Arabidopsis Group I Pumilio RNA-binding factors are vital for embryo development and balancing between growth and stress resistance
Wenjuan Wu, Di Li, Danni Lin, Wangzhi Xu, Tianli Chen, Xiaomei Chen, Wei Guo, Zhengbiao Long, Xiang Xu, Weihua Huang, Xiaoyu Tu, Jirong Huang
This study shows that Arabidopsis group I PUM proteins regulate growth and stress resistance by controlling gene expression, with triple mutants showing growth defects and quadruple mutants being embryonically lethal.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Apr 18, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology