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Tobacco zygotic embryogenesis in vitro: the original cell wall of the zygote is essential for maintenance of cell polarity, the apical-basal axis and typical suspensor formation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17243994     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have developed a reliable in vitro zygotic embryogenesis system in tobacco. A single zygote of a dicotyledonous plant was able to develop into a fertile plant via direct embryogenesis with the aid of a co-culture system in which fertilized ovules were employed as feeders. The results confirmed that a tobacco zygote could divide in vitro following the basic embryogenic pattern of the Solanad type. The zygote cell wall and directional expansion are two critical points in maintaining apical-basal polarity and determining the developmental fate of the zygote. Only those isolated zygotes with an almost intact original cell wall could continue limited directional expansion in vitro, and only these directionally expanded zygotes could divide into typical apical and basal cells and finally develop into a typical embryo with a suspensor. In contrast, isolated zygote protoplasts deprived of cell walls could enlarge but could not directionally elongate, as in vivo zygotes do before cell division, even when the cell wall was regenerated during in vitro culture. The zygote protoplasts could also undergo asymmetrical division to form one smaller and one larger daughter cell, which could develop into an embryonic callus or a globular embryo without a suspensor. Even cell walls that hung loosely around the protoplasts appeared to function, and were closely correlated with the orientation of the first zygotic division and the apical-basal axis, further indicating the essential role of the original zygotic cell wall in maintaining apical-basal polarity and cell-division orientation, as well as subsequent cell differentiation during early embryo development in vitro.
Authors:
Yu-Chi He; Yu-Qing He; Liang-Huan Qu; Meng-Xiang Sun; Hong-Yuan Yang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0960-7412     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant J.     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-24     Completed Date:  2007-06-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9207397     Medline TA:  Plant J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  515-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of MOE for Plant Developmental Biology, College of Life Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Patterning / physiology*
Cell Culture Techniques / methods
Cell Division / physiology
Cell Polarity / physiology*
Cell Wall / physiology*
DNA, Plant / metabolism
Embryonic Development / physiology
Plant Growth Regulators / physiology
Protoplasts / physiology
Seeds / cytology,  growth & development*
Tobacco / embryology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Plant; 0/Plant Growth Regulators

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