title: Differentiation mechanism and function of the cereal aleurone cells and hormone effects on them.
abstract: The cereal aleurone cells differentiate from the endosperm epidermis with the exception of endosperm transfer cells. Aleurone cells contain proteins, lipids, and minerals, and are important for digesting the endosperm storage products to nurse the embryo under effects of several hormones during the seed germination. The differentiation of aleurone cells is related to location effect and special gene expression. Moreover, the differentiation of aleurone cells is probably affected by the cues from maternal tissues. In the paper, differentiation mechanism and function of aleurone cells and hormone effects on them are reviewed. Some speculations about the differentiation mechanism of aleurone cells are given here.
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Yankun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D056625:Endosperm / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D008954:Models, Biological; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010940:Plant Proteins