title: Functional genomics based understanding of rice endosperm development.
abstract: Seed development, especially the relevant regulatory mechanism and genetic network are of fundamental scientific interest. Seed development consists of the development of embryo and endosperm; and endosperm development of rice (model species of monocots) is closely related to grain yield and quality. Recent genetic studies, together with other approaches, including transcriptome and proteomics analysis, high-throughput sequencing (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq), revealed the crucial roles of genetic and epigenetic controls in rice endosperm development. Here we summarize and update the genetic networks involved in the regulation of endosperm initiation, cell cycle regulation, aleurone layer specification, starch synthesis, storage protein accumulation and endosperm size, and the interactions between embryo and endosperm.
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300, Fenglin Road, 200032 Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Lin-Lin
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D056625:Endosperm / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks / Q000187:drug effects; D023281:Genomics; D012275:Oryza / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology* / Q000235:genetics; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators