The nutritive endosperm of angiosperms is mankind s most important source of food, livestock feed and industrial raw material. This book is the first comprehensive overview of the developmental and molecular biology of endosperm. The text covers cereal endosperm development from fertilization to maturity, including molecular and cell biology of the syncytial phase, the cellularization process and cell fate specification of the embryo surrounding region cells, the basal transfer cells, the starchy endosperm and aleurone cells. In addition, endosperm development in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana is covered, along with recent progress in endosperm in vitro culture. Special features of endosperm, such as imprinting, polyploidy, programmed cell death and anthocyanin biosynthesis, are described in separate chapters. Finally, the genes and pathways for the main nutritional components of endosperm, storage proteins and starch are covered in detail. Each chapter is illustrated with figures and diagrams, accompanied by text intended for readers at all levels with a basic understanding of cell and molecular biology.

1;Editor;6 2;Preface;7 3;Contents;9 4;The Developmental Biology of Cereal Endosperm;11 5;Endoreduplication and Programmed Cell Death in the Cereal Endosperm;31 6;Aleurone Cell Development;54 7;The Embryo Surrounding Region;66 8;Transfer Cells;81 9;Arabidopsis as a Model for Understanding the Basicsof Endosperm Development;98 10;Endosperm Cell and Organ Culture;118 11;Anthocyanin Synthesis inMaize Aleurone Tissue;127 12;Protein Body Biogenesis in Cereal Endosperms;146 13;Endosperm CellWalls: Formation, Composition, and Functions;164 14;Starch Formation in the Cereal Endosperm;183 15;The Structure and Expression of Cereal Storage Protein Genes;198 16;Genomic Imprinting in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zeamays;222 17;Subject Index;243

Olsen, Odd-Arne

Publications by Olsen, Odd-Arne

ISBN	9783540712350
Article number	9783540712350
Media type	eBook - PDF
Edition number	2. Aufl.
Copyright year	2007
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Length	248 pages
Language	English
Copy protection	Digital watermarking