| Literature DB >> 11163163 |
U Grossniklaus1, C Spillane, D R Page, C Köhler.
Abstract
During seed development, coordinated developmental programs lead to the formation of the embryo, endosperm and seed coat. The maternal effects of the genes affected in the fertilisation-independent seed class of mutants play an important role in seed development. The plant Polycomb proteins MEDEA and FERTILIZATION-INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM physically interact and form a complex, in a manner similar to that of their counterparts in animals. Maternal-effect phenotypes can result from regulation by genomic imprinting, a phenomenon of critical importance for both sexual and apomictic seed development.Mesh：
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11163163 DOI： 10.1016/s1369-5266(00)00130-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Plant Biol ISSN： 1369-5266 Impact factor: 7.834