During early seed development, nuclear divisions in the endosperm are not followed by cell
division, leading to the development of a syncytium. The simple organization of the …

Distinct forms of cytokinesis characterise specific phases of development in plants. In
Arabidopsis, as in many other species, the endosperm that nurtures the embryo in the seed …

Chromatin-remodeling factors regulate the establishment of transcriptional programs during
plant development. Although 42 genes encoding members of the SWI2/SNF2 family have …

Plant cells have evolved a complex circuitry to regulate cell division. In many aspects, the
plant cell cycle follows a basic strategy similar to other eukaryotes. However, several key …

During the early stages of seed development, Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)
endosperm is syncytial and proliferates rapidly through repeated rounds of mitosis without …

Chromosomes are key building blocks of eukaryotic genomes. Studies on chromosome
organization and dynamics not only address questions of how chromosomes behave and …

The histone H3 variant (CENH3) of centromeric nucleosomes is essential for kinetochore
assembly and thus for chromosome segregation in eukaryotes. The mechanism (s) that …

The process of endosperm development in Arabidopsis was studied using
immunohistochemistry of tubulin/microtubules coupled with light and confocal laser …

Nuclear fusion is an essential process in the sexual reproduction of animals and plants. In
flowering plants, nuclear fusion occurs three times: once during female gametogenesis …

Cell division depends on the correct localization of the cyclin-dependent kinases that are
regulated by phosphorylation, cyclin proteolysis, and protein-protein interactions. Although …