Cell wall invertase as a regulator in determining sequential development of endosperm and embryo through glucose signaling early in seed development

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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