Hormone-induced plant regeneration involves acquisition of pluripotency based on auxin–cytokinin crosstalk. A recent study demonstrates the spatial and functional organization of callus cells and the role of pluripotent middle-layer cells in de novo tissue regeneration.
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Seo, P.J. Regenerating from the middle. Nat. Plants 7, 1441–1442 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-021-01016-7
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