Gene silencing is a negative feedback mechanism that regulates gene expression to define
cell fate and also regulates metabolism and gene expression throughout the life of an …

The nuclear endosperm of monocots, including the cereal species maize, rice, barley, and
wheat, represents humankind's most important renewable source of food, feed, and …

Seeds are essential for flowering plant reproduction because they protect, nourish, and
contain the developing embryo that represents the next sporophytic generation. In addition …

Plants may shed organs when they have been injured or served their purpose. The
differential pattern of organ abscission in different species is most likely the result of …

The double fertilization of flowering plants is a complex process, encompassing multiple
steps. From its discovery more than a century ago, many useful descriptive approaches have …

Seed formation is a pivotal process in plant reproduction and dispersal. It begins with
megagametophyte development in the ovule, followed by fertilization and subsequently …

Enhancer trap is a powerful approach for identifying tissue‐and stage‐specific gene
expression in plants and animals. For Arabidopsis research, β‐glucuronidase (GUS) …

Normal plant development requires epigenetic regulation to enforce changes in
developmental fate. Genomic imprinting is a type of epigenetic regulation in which identical …

The process of floral organ abscission in Arabidopsis thaliana can be modulated by
ethylene and involves numerous genes contributing to cell separation. One gene that is …

We employed a gene trap approach to identify genes expressed in stomatal guard cells of
Arabidopsis thaliana. We examined patterns of reporter gene expression in approximately …