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Domains of Gene Expression in Developing Endosperm

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Fertilization in Higher Plants

Abstract

Cereal endosperm provides directly or via livestock feed a major component of human nutrition. Using molecular probes, gene expression within the developing maize endosperm can be shown to be organized into a series of spatial domains which belie its apparent uniformity. Current knowledge of the physiological and genetic controls of gene expression in these domains is sketchy. Domain boundaries can be influenced by both hormonal and nutritional factors. Transcription factors so far identified operate generally within one endosperm domain, although the factor(s) interacting with one class of conserved promoter sequences, termed collectively the RY-repeats, for example, may act throughout the endosperm. Understanding how domains are established and maintained may help attempts to improve grain quality and yield.

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Becker, H.A., Hueros, G., Maitz, M., Varotto, S., Serna, A., Thompson, R.D. (1999). Domains of Gene Expression in Developing Endosperm. In: Cresti, M., Cai, G., Moscatelli, A. (eds) Fertilization in Higher Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59969-9_25

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