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Mutations in FIE, a WD Polycomb Group Gene, Allow Endosperm Development without Fertilization
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A fundamental problem in biology is to understand how fertilization initiates reproductive development. Higher plant reproduction is unique because two fertilization events are required for sexual reproduction. First, a sperm must fuse with the egg to form an embryo. A second sperm must then fuse with the adjacent central cell nucleus that replicates to form an endosperm, which is the support tissue required for embryo and/or seedling development. Here, we report cloning of the Arabidopsis FERTILIZATION-INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM (FIE) gene. The FIE protein is a homolog of the WD motif-containing Polycomb proteins from Drosophila and mammals. These proteins function as repressors of homeotic genes. A female gametophyte with a loss-of-function allele of fie undergoes replication of the central cell nucleus and initiates endosperm development without fertilization. These results suggest that the FIE Polycomb protein functions to suppress a critical aspect of early plant reproduction, namely, endosperm development, until fertilization occurs.
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- Authors
- Ohad, N., Yadegari, R., Margossian, L., Hannon, M., Michaeli, D., Harada, J. J., Goldberg, R. B., & Fischer, R. L.
- Venue
- The Plant Cell
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1999-03
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 407-415
- ISSN
- 1040-4651 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-298X
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- W2084626940
- Cited by
- 435
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 8.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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