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Informationen zum Autor Philip W. Becraft is Professor in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, and the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University Klappentext This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences, this book brings together top researchers in the field to cover three general themes: genomic approaches to studying seeds, genomic analysis of basic seed biology, and crop seed genomics.A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences Zusammenfassung This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xi Introduction 1 Philip W. Becraft Chapter 1 Large-Scale Mutant Analysis of Seed Development in Arabidopsis 5 David W. Meinke Introduction 5 Historical Perspective 5 Arabidopsis Embryo Mutant System 7 Large-Scale Forward Genetic Screens for Seed Mutants 7 Approaches to Mutant Analysis 8 Strategies for Approaching Saturation 10 SeedGenes Database of Essential Genes in Arabidopsis 11 Embryo Mutants with Gametophyte Defects 13 General Features of EMB Genes in Arabidopsis 14 Value of Large Datasets of Essential Genes 15 Directions for Future Research 16 Acknowledgments 17 References 17 Chapter 2 Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis: Signaling, Genes, and the Control of Identity 21 D. L. C. Kumari Fonseka, Xiyan Yang, Anna Mudge, Jennifer F. Topping, and Keith Lindsey Introduction 21 Cellular Events 21 Genes and Signaling - the Global Picture 23 Coordination of Genes and Cellular Processes: a Role for Hormones 25 Genes and Pattern 30 Conclusion and Future Directions 36 References 36 Chapter 3 Endosperm Development 43 Odd-Arne Olsen and Philip W. Becraft Introduction 43 Overview of Endosperm Structure and Development 43 Endosperm Cell Fate Specification and Differentiation 48 Genomic Resources 53 Transcriptional Profiling of Endosperm Development 54 Gene Imprinting in Cereal Endosperm 56 Conclusion 57 Acknowledgments 58 References 58 Chapter 4 Epigenetic Control of Seed Gene Imprinting 63 Christian A. Ibarra, Jennifer M. Frost, Juhyun Shin, Tzung-Fu Hsieh, and Robert L. Fischer Introduction 63 Genomic Imprinting and Parental Conflict Theory 63 Epigenetic Regulators of Arabidopsis Imprinting 65 Mechanisms Establishing Arabidopsis Gene Imprinting 69 Imprinting in the Embryo 74 Imprinting in Monocots 75 Evolution of Plant Imprinting 77 Conclusion 78 Acknowledgments 78 References 78 Chapter 5 Apomixis 83 Anna M. G. Koltunow, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Imran Siddiqi Introduction 83 Biology of Apomixis in Natural Systems 84 Phylogenetic and Geographical Distribution of Apomixis 89 Inheritance of Apomixis 90 Genetic Diversity in Natural Apomictic Populations 93 Molecular Relationships between Sexual and Apomictic Pathways 94 Features of Chromosomes Carrying Apomixis Loci and Implications for Regulation of Apomixis 95 Genes Associated with Apomixis 96 Transferring Apomixis to Sexual Plants: Clues from Apomicts 97 Synt...
