Differentiation of a Functional Aleurone Layer Within the Seed Coat of Sinapis alba L. |
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Authors: | BERGFELD R; SCHOPFER P |
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Institution: | Biologisches Institut II der Universität Schänzlestrasse 1, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | The hitherto unresolved ontogenetic origin of the aleurone layerin mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds was investigated with lightand electron microscopy. Contrary to previous views, this layerof storage cells is neither derived from the endosperm nor fromthe nucellus, but from a particular cell layer within the innerintegument of the seed coat. These cells differentiate and becomefilled with storage protein and fat concurrently with the maturationof the embryo. They survive seed desiccation and become depletedof storage materials during seed germination. Temporally correlatedwith the germinating embryo, the aleurone cells produce microbodyenzymes, which are controlled by light in a similar fashionin both tissues. Sinapis alba L., mustard, aleurone layer, seed coat, seed formation, germination |
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