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Gypsy embryo specifies ovule curvature by regulating ovule/integument development in rice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16001259     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The embryo position in a seed is stable in most plant species, indicating the existence of a strict regulatory mechanism that specifies the embryo position in the seed. To elucidate this mechanism, we analyzed the gypsy embryo (gym) mutant of rice, in which the position of the mature embryo in the seed is altered at a low frequency. Analyses of early embryogenesis and ovule development showed that the ectopic embryo was derived from an ill-positioned egg cell, which resulted from the incomplete curvature of the ovule. Although the development of both the inner and outer integuments was impaired, the ovule curvature was associated closely with the extent of inner integument growth. Therefore, inner integument development controls ovule curvature in rice. The expression patterns of OSH1 and OsMADS13 indicated that, in gym, a small number of indeterminate cells are maintained on the style side of the ovule and then in the integument primordium at a low frequency. The prolonged survival of these indeterminate cells disturbs normal integument development. The gym fon2 double mutant suggests that GYM and FON2 are involved redundantly in floral meristem determinacy. Possible functions of the GYM gene and the ovule developmental mechanism are discussed.
Authors:
S Yamaki; H Satoh; Y Nagato
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2005-07-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Planta     Volume:  222     ISSN:  0032-0935     ISO Abbreviation:  Planta     Publication Date:  2005 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-10-17     Completed Date:  2006-01-12     Revised Date:  2006-07-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1250576     Medline TA:  Planta     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  408-17     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
MADS Domain Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Mutation
Oryza sativa / cytology,  embryology*,  genetics
Phenotype
Plant Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Seeds / anatomy & histology,  cytology,  embryology*,  genetics
Trans-Activators / genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Homeodomain Proteins; 0/MADS Domain Proteins; 0/OSH1 protein, Oryza sativa; 0/Plant Proteins; 0/Trans-Activators

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