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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

The Genetic Wiring of Plant Trichomes: From Initiation to Fate Specification.

Meng Li, Yuanbo Huang, Yadi Du, Shuang Wu

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Genetic Wiring of Plant Trichomes: From Initiation to Fate Specification.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Meng LiCollege of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
Yuanbo HuangCollege of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Yadi DuHaixia Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Shuang WuCollege of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-8125

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32400270National Natural Science Foundation of China 32425050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant trichomes serve as essential physical barriers and highly specialized metabolic powerhouses, producing a vast array of ecologically and economically significant compounds. While the MYB-bHLH-WD40 (MBW) complex governing unicellular trichome development in Arabidopsis thaliana is well-established, accumulating evidence suggests the existence of distinct mechanisms in regulating multicellular trichomes in other plant species. This review summarizes recent breakthroughs revealing significant divergence in species forming multicellular and glandular trichomes. The molecular networks orchestrating trichome fate determination and morphogenesis are focused, emphasizing the pivotal role and dose-dependent mechanisms of homeodomain-leucine zipper class IV (HD-Zip IV) transcription factors. This review highlights the complexity and species specificity of trichome developmental programming. Understanding these underlying developmental blueprints is fundamental for elucidating how plants build these metabolic powerhouses and holds promise for future applications in enhancing plant defense and optimizing natural product biosynthesis.

Indexed as

ArabidopsisGene Expression Regulation, PlantTrichomesArabidopsis ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsTranscription Factorsglandular cellsHD Zipmorphogenesisplant developmenttrichome

Identifiers

PMID41316891
PMCPMC12822441

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