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ReviewScience China. Life sciences2026

Molecular understanding of plant pollination, fertilization, seed development and protoplast regeneration.

Jiang-Guo Meng, Pu Liu, Hanxian Xiong, Wei Wang, Gang Xu, Xu Xin, Zijun Lan, Changkai Ma, Na Wang, Xuecheng Zhang and 12 more

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Review in Science China. Life sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Jiang-Guo Meng *Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation, Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation Western China (Chongqing) Science City, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Pu Liu *State Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Hanxian Xiong *State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Wei Wang *State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Gang Xu *State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Xu Xin *State Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zijun LanState Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Changkai MaCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Na WangCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Xuecheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Ce ShiState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Shu ChangState Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Shu-Yan ChenState Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Peng-Fei JiaInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Sheng ZhongState Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. shengzhongzz@pku.edu.cn.
Hong-Ju LiState Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. hjli@genetics.ac.cn.
Yuling JiaoState Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. yuling.jiao@pku.edu.cn.
Xian Sheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China. zhangxs@sdau.edu.cn.
Zhongnan YangCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. znyang@sjtu.edu.cn.
Li-Jia QuState Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. qulj@pku.edu.cn.
Meng-Xiang SunState Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China. mxsun@whu.edu.cn.
Wei-Cai YangInstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. wcyang@genetics.ac.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual reproduction in plants is a tightly coordinated process that underpins biodiversity, drives speciation, and serves as a foundation for modern crop improvement. Here, we synthesize recent advances in elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing major reproductive events in flowering plants, including male and female gametogenesis, pollen-pistil communication, double fertilization, embryogenesis, and endosperm-mediated seed development. We also discuss the integration of asexual propagation through protoplast regeneration, highlighting its emerging importance in plant biotechnology. Together, these insights deepen our understanding of fundamental reproductive biology and open new opportunities for the rational design of hybrid breeding systems and stress-resilient crops, with broad implications for global food security under changing climatic conditions.

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embryogenesisendospermgametophyte developmentmale-female interactionprotoplast regeneration

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PMID42678622

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