Single-Cell Multi-Omics in Plant Development and Stress Response
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 161
Special Issue Editors
Interests: single cell sequencing; epigenetics; molecular breeding
Interests: single cell sequencing; population genomics; epigenetics
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Dear Colleagues,
Plants, as sessile organisms, must precisely coordinate developmental programs while dynamically adapting to ever-changing environmental stresses—a dual challenge that hinges on the intricate interplay between cell-type specificity, molecular regulation, and systemic responses. Traditional bulk-tissue omics approaches, while foundational, often obscure the heterogeneity of cellular behaviors within complex tissues, limiting our ability to dissect how individual cell types contribute to development or stress resilience. The emergence of single-cell multi-omics(SCMO) technologies—including single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), single-cell ATAC sequencing (scATAC-seq), and their integrative applications (e.g., scRNA-seq + scATAC-seq, scRNA-seq + spatial transcriptomics)—has revolutionized plant biology by enabling the resolution of gene expression, chromatin accessibility, and regulatory networks at unprecedented single-cell resolution. This Special Issue, “Single-Cell Multi-Omics in Plant Development and Stress Response,” brings together cutting-edge research that leverages SCMO to illuminate the molecular mechanisms underlying plant growth, differentiation, and adaptive responses to abiotic/biotic stresses, with a focus on uncovering cell-type-specific regulatory logic and cross-talk.
Prof. Dr. Xiaofeng Gu
Prof. Dr. Zhe Liang
Dr. Sanjie Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- single-cell multi-omics
- plant development
- stress response
- scRNA-seq
- scATAC-seq
- gene expression
- gene regulation
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