The maize (Zea mays) defective kernel 33 (dek33) mutant produces defective and
occasionally viviparous kernel phenotypes. In this study, we cloned Dek33 by positional …

We describe a mutant of Zea mays isolated from a W22 inbred transposon population,
widow's peak mutant1 (wpk1), with an altered pattern of anthocyanin synthesis and aleurone …

Riboflavin is the precursor of essential cofactors for diverse metabolic processes. Unlike
animals, plants can de novo produce riboflavin through an ancestrally conserved pathway …

The dek18 mutant of maize was previously classified as a collapsed kernel mutant named
cp*-931A, which has a decreased auxin content in kernels. Molecular and functional …

RUBylation plays essential roles in plant growth and development through regulating Cullin‐
RING ubiquitin E3 ligase (CRL) activities and the CRL‐mediated protein degradations …

A new Zea mays viviparous seed mutant, viviparous15 (vp15), was isolated from the
UniformMu transposon‐tagging population. In addition to precocious germination, vp15 has …

The process of alternative splicing is critical for the regulation of growth and development of
plants. Thus far, little is known about the role of alternative splicing in the regulation of maize …

Plant embryos undergo a maturation process late in the formation of the seed in which
further development is arrested and tissues that are destined to remain viable in the dry …

The role of synthesis in the regulation of abscisic acid accumulation was investigated in the
developing maize seed. To do this, expression and regulation of the abscisic acid …

Plastid gene expression is essential to embryogenesis in higher plants, but the underlying
mechanism is obscure. Through molecular characterization of an embryo defective 16 …