Spatially regulated genes expressed during seed germination and postgerminative development are activated during embryogeny |
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Authors: | John J Harada Catherine S Baden and Lucio Comai |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary We investigated the control of genes expressed primarily during seed germination and postgerminative development in Brassica napus L. We identified cloned mRNA sequences which became prevalent within 1 day after the start of imbibition and were at low or undetectable levels in immature embryos, dry seeds, and leaves. Most postgermination-abundant mRNAs accumulated primarily, though not exclusively, in different parts of the seedling. Of the 14 cloned mRNAs, 8 were prevalent in cotyledons, 2 were abundant in seedling axes, and 4 were approximately equally distributed in both parts. We showed that although these mRNAs reached maximal levels in seedlings, the spatially regulated mRNAs were also detected at distinct embryonic stages; mRNAs prevalent in seedling axes accumulated primarily during early embryogenesis while cotyledon-abundant mRNA concentration increased during late embryogeny. We conclude that the temporal and spatial regulation of gene expression in seedlings reflects similarities and differences in the physiological functions of cotyledons and axes. Furthermore, the regulated expression of cotyledon-abundant genes during late embryogeny suggests that the mRNAs and possibly proteins may accumulate in preparation for subsequent seedling growth. Similarities in the accumulation of cotyledon-abundant mRNAs may indicate coordinate regulation of this gene set.Abbreviations DAF
days after flowering
- DAI
days after the start of imbibition
- HAI
hours after the start of imbibition
- kb
kilobase(pairs) |
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Keywords: | Brassica Gene expression Germination (seeds) mRNA Seedlings |
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