Two fundamental aspects of plant development are the maturation phase of embryo
development in seed plants and totipotency via somatic embryogenesis (SE). The LEAFY …

Somatic embryogenesis is an example of induced cellular totipotency, where embryos
develop from vegetative cells rather than from gamete fusion. Somatic embryogenesis can …

Seed development is a complex period of the flowering plant life cycle. After fertilization, the
three main regions of the seed, embryo, endosperm and seed coat, undergo a series of …

Abstract The Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1) gene is required for the
specification of cotyledon identity and the completion of embryo maturation. We isolated the …

LEAFY COTYLEDON2 (LEC2) is a central regulator of embryogenesis sufficient to induce
somatic cells to form embryos when expressed ectopically. Here, we analyze the cellular …

The B3 domain protein LEAFY COTYLEDON2 (LEC2) is required for several aspects of
embryogenesis, including the maturation phase, and is sufficient to induce somatic embryo …

The endosperm provides nutrients and growth regulators to the embryo during seed
development. LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1) has long been known to be essential for …

Somatic embryogenesis is the developmental process by which somatic cells undergo
restructuring to generate embryogenic cells. These cells then go through a series of …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a means by which plants can regenerate bipolar structures
from a somatic cell. During the process of cell differentiation, the explant responds to …

In Arabidopsis thaliana, four major regulators (ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE3 [ABI3],
FUSCA3 [FUS3], LEAFY COTYLEDON1 [LEC1], and LEC2) control most aspects of seed …