title: Embryo and endosperm, partners in seed development.
abstract: Angiosperm seeds are the major source of human calories, generating a pressing need to understand the underlying processes governing seed growth and development. They are composed of the two fertilization products, embryo and endosperm surrounded by the maternally derived seed coat. The successful interaction of all three seed components is a requirement for seeds to complete their development and to produce viable embryos that are competent to establish a new sporophytic generation. Here, we review recent reports investigating signal exchange between embryo and endosperm, focusing in particular on the transport of metabolites and small RNAs between both fertilization products.
authors: Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center of Plant Biology, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors: Clément
authors: C
authors: Lafon-Placette
authors: Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center of Plant Biology, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: claudia.kohler@slu.se.
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Köhler
mesh_terms: D056625:Endosperm / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005306:Fertilization; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034443:RNA Transport; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D018749:RNA, Plant