Article
Cellularisation in the endosperm of Arabidopsis thaliana is coupled to mitosis and shares multiple components with cytokinesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2002
Sørensen Mikael Blom, Mayer Ulrike, Lukowitz Wolfgang, Robert Hélène, Chambrier Pierre, Jürgens Gerd, Somerville Chris, Lepiniec Loic, Berger Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Distinct forms of cytokinesis characterise specific phases of development in plants. In Arabidopsis, as in many other species, the endosperm that nurtures the embryo in the seed initially develops as a syncytium. This syncytial phase ends with simultaneous partitioning of the multinucleate cytoplasm into individual cells, a process referred to as cellularisation. Our in vivo observations show that, as in...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Cell Division
- Cell Nucleus
- Cell Wall
- Chromosome Mapping
- Homozygote
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Mitosis
- Mutation
- Phenotype