MDESTA: Maize Development Ear Spatial Transcriptome Atlas

A comprehensive understanding of inflorescence development is crucial for crop genetic improvement, as inflorescence meristems give rise to reproductive organs and determine grain yield. However, dissecting inflorescence development at the cellular level has been challenging due to the lack of distinct marker genes to distinguish each cell types, particularly the various types of meristems that are vital for organ formation. In this study, we used spatial enhanced resolution omics-sequencing (Stereo-seq) to construct a precise spatial transcriptome map of developing maize ear primordia, identifying twelve cell types, including the four newly cell types that mainly distributed on inflorescence merisetm.

Release at 2024-05-14

Wang, Y., Luo, Y., Guo, X. et al. A spatial transcriptome map of the developing maize ear. Nat. Plants (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01683-2