- Title
- Cell wall invertase as a regulator in determining sequential development of endosperm and embryo through glucose signaling early in seed development
- Creator
- Wang, Lu; Liao, Shengjin; Ruan, Yong-Ling
- Relation
- Plant Signaling & Behavior Vol. 8, Issue 1, p. e22722-158-e22722-160
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.22722
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Seed development depends on coordination among embryo, endosperm and seed coat. Endosperm undergoes nuclear division soon after fertilization, whereas embryo remains quiescent for a while. Such a developmental sequence is of great importance for proper seed development. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Recent results on the cellular domain- and stage-specific expression of invertase genes in cotton and Arabidopsis revealed that cell wall invertase may positively and specifically regulate nuclear division of endosperm after fertilization, thereby playing a role in determining the sequential development of endosperm and embryo, probably through glucose signaling.
- Subject
- seed development; endosperm; embryo; cell division; sugar signaling; sugar metabolism; invertase
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1318875
- Identifier
- uon:23715
- Identifier
- ISSN:1559-2324
- Language
- eng
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