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The MADS box genes SEEDSTICK and ARABIDOPSIS Bsister play a maternal role in fertilization and seed development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2012
Mizzotti Chiara, Mendes Marta Adelina, Caporali Elisabetta, Schnittger Arp, Kater Martin M, Battaglia Raffaella, Colombo Lucia
Abstract excerpt
The haploid generation of flowering plants develops within the sporophytic tissues of the ovule. After fertilization, the maternal seed coat develops in a coordinated manner with formation of the embryo and endosperm. In the arabidopsis bsister (abs) mutant, the endothelium, which is the most inner cell layer of the integuments that surround the haploid embryo sac, does not accumulate proanthocyanidins and the...
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