LEAFY COTYLEDON1 expression in the endosperm enables embryo maturation in Arabidopsis

Jingpu Song; Xin Xie; Chen Chen; Jie Shu; Raj K. Thapa; Vi Nguyen; Shaomin Bian; Susanne E. Kohalmi; Frédéric Marsolais; Jitao Zou; Yuhai Cui

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24234-1

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

LEAFY COTYLEDON1 expression in the endosperm enables embryo maturation in Arabidopsis

Jingpu Song,
Xin Xie,
Chen Chen,
Jie Shu,
Raj K. Thapa,
Vi Nguyen,
Shaomin Bian,
Susanne E. Kohalmi,
Frédéric Marsolais,
Jitao Zou,
Yuhai Cui

Affiliations

Jingpu Song: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Xin Xie: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Chen Chen: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jie Shu: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Raj K. Thapa: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Vi Nguyen: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Shaomin Bian: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Susanne E. Kohalmi: Department of Biology, Western University
Frédéric Marsolais: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jitao Zou: Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada
Yuhai Cui: London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24234-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The LEC1 transcription factor is expressed in both embryo and endosperm during seed development. Here the authors show that LEC1 expression in the endosperm is necessary and sufficient for embryo maturation and that LEC1 protein is trafficked to the embryo to activate seed maturation.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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