Seed Traits and Genes Important for Translational Biology--Highlights from Recent Discoveries

Artificial selection for a green revolution gene during japonica rice domestication

(2011) K. Asano et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Fruit Development: New Directions for an Old Pathway

(2010) Colin N. Moran et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Tailoring plant lipid composition: designer oilseeds come of age

(2010) Johnathan A Napier et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

OsSPL14 promotes panicle branching and higher grain productivity in rice

(2010) Kotaro Miura et al.   NATURE GENETICS

MicroRNA Gene Regulation Cascades During Early Stages of Plant Development

(2010) Hiroyuki Nonogaki   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Seed-based expression systems for plant molecular farming

(2010) Joseph Boothe et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The VQ motif protein IKU1 regulates endosperm growth and seed size in Arabidopsis

(2010) Aihua Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Molecular cloning of Sdr4, a regulator involved in seed dormancy and domestication of rice

(2010) K. Sugimoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century

(2010) N. V. Fedoroff et al.   SCIENCE

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

(2010) H. C. J. Godfray et al.   SCIENCE

A gene encoding an abscisic acid biosynthetic enzyme (LsNCED4) collocates with the high temperature germination locus Htg6.1 in lettuce (Lactuca sp.)

(2010) Jason Argyris et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

A Collection of Target Mimics for Comprehensive Analysis of MicroRNA Function in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) Marco Todesco et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Level of Expression of Thioredoxin is Linked to Fundamental Properties and Applications of Wheat Seeds

(2009) Yong-Chun Li et al.   Molecular Plant

SHORT HYPOCOTYL UNDER BLUE1 Associates with MINISEED3 and HAIKU2 Promoters in Vivo to Regulate Arabidopsis Seed Development

(2009) Y. Zhou et al.   PLANT CELL

ARABIDOPSIS DEHISCENCE ZONE POLYGALACTURONASE1 (ADPG1), ADPG2, and QUARTET2 Are Polygalacturonases Required for Cell Separation during Reproductive Development in Arabidopsis

(2009) M. Ogawa et al.   PLANT CELL

Inactivation of the CTD phosphatase-like geneOsCPL1enhances the development of the abscission layer and seed shattering in rice

(2009) Hyeonso Ji et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Effects of APETALA2 on embryo, endosperm, and seed coat development determine seed size in Arabidopsis

(2009) Masa-aki Ohto et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Towards the production of high levels of eicosapentaenoic acid in transgenic plants: the effects of different host species, genes and promoters

(2009) Bifang Cheng et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Natural Variation in an ABC Transporter Gene Associated with Seed Size Evolution in Tomato Species

(2009) Cintia Hotta Orsi et al.   PLoS Genetics

Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy

(2008) Ruth Finkelstein et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Control of rice grain-filling and yield by a gene with a potential signature of domestication

(2008) Ertao Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Characterization and expression profiles of miRNAs in rice seeds

(2008) Liang-Jiao Xue et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Yield assessment of integument-led seed growth following targeted repair ofauxin response factor 2

(2008) Rhiannon Hughes et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

NAC transcription factors NST1 and NST3 regulate pod shattering in a partially redundant manner by promoting secondary wall formation after the establishment of tissue identity

(2008) Nobutaka Mitsuda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Interaction of light and hormone signals in germinating seeds

(2008) Mitsunori Seo et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genetic Variation for Lettuce Seed Thermoinhibition Is Associated with Temperature-Sensitive Expression of Abscisic Acid, Gibberellin, and Ethylene Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Response Genes

(2008) J. Argyris et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis Abscisic Acid Catabolic Gene CYP707A2 Plays a Key Role in Nitrate Control of Seed Dormancy

(2008) T. Matakiadis et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

High Temperature-Induced Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis and Its Role in the Inhibition of Gibberellin Action in Arabidopsis Seeds

(2007) S. Toh et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY