Article
The globby1-1 (glo1-1) mutation disrupts nuclear and cell division in the developing maize seed causing alterations in endosperm cell fate and tissue differentiation.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 2003
Costa Liliana M, Gutierrez-Marcos Jose F, Brutnell Thomas P, Greenland Andrew J, Dickinson Hugh G
Abstract excerpt
Cereal endosperm tissues account for most of the world's calorific intake, yet the regulation of monocot seed development remains poorly understood. The maize endosperm originates with a series of free-nuclear divisions, followed by cellularisation and subsequent formation of a range of functional cellular domains. We describe the isolation and characterisation of a mutation that induces aberrant globular embryo...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Mitosis
- Mutation
- Zea mays