The role of mitochondria in apoptosis

C Wang, RJ Youle - Annual review of genetics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Mitochondria play key roles in activating apoptosis in mammalian cells. Bcl-2 family
members regulate the release of proteins from the space between the mitochondrial inner …

Plant DNA methylation: an epigenetic mark in development, environmental interactions, and evolution

F Lucibelli, MC Valoroso, S Aceto - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification of the genome involved in the regulation of
gene expression and modulation of chromatin structure. Plant genomes are widely …

BABY BOOM regulates early embryo and endosperm development

B Chen, L Maas, D Figueiredo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The BABY BOOM (BBM) AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE (AIL) AP2/ERF domain transcription factor
is a major regulator of plant cell totipotency, as it induces asexual embryo formation when …

Active DNA demethylation mediated by DNA glycosylases

JK Zhu - Annual review of genetics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Active DNA demethylation is involved in many vital developmental and physiological
processes of plants and animals. Recent genetic and biochemical studies in Arabidopsis …

Embryo–endosperm interactions

NM Doll, GC Ingram - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In angiosperms, double fertilization triggers the concomitant development of two closely
juxtaposed tissues, the embryo and the endosperm. Successful seed development and …

Global analysis of gene activity during Arabidopsis seed development and identification of seed-specific transcription factors

BH Le, C Cheng, AQ Bui… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Most of the transcription factors (TFs) responsible for controlling seed development are not
yet known. To identify TF genes expressed at specific stages of seed development, including …

[HTML][HTML] DEMETER, a DNA glycosylase domain protein, is required for endosperm gene imprinting and seed viability in Arabidopsis

Y Choi, M Gehring, L Johnson, M Hannon, JJ Harada… - Cell, 2002 - cell.com
We isolated mutations in Arabidopsis to understand how the female gametophyte controls
embryo and endosperm development. For the DEMETER (DME) gene, seed viability …

[HTML][HTML] DEMETER DNA glycosylase establishes MEDEA polycomb gene self-imprinting by allele-specific demethylation

M Gehring, JH Huh, TF Hsieh, J Penterman, Y Choi… - cell, 2006 - cell.com
MEDEA (MEA) is an Arabidopsis Polycomb group gene that is imprinted in the endosperm.
The maternal allele is expressed and the paternal allele is silent. MEA is controlled by …

Locus-specific control of asymmetric and CpNpG methylation by the DRM and CMT3 methyltransferase genes

X Cao, SE Jacobsen - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Many plant, animal, and fungal genomes contain cytosine DNA methylation in asymmetric
sequence contexts (CpHpH, H= A, T, C). Although the enzymes responsible for this …

Genetic and molecular identification of genes required for female gametophyte development and function in Arabidopsis

GC Pagnussat, HJ Yu, QA Ngo, S Rajani, S Mayalagu… - 2005 - journals.biologists.com
The plant life cycle involves an alternation of generations between sporophyte and
gametophyte. Currently, the genes and pathways involved in gametophytic development …