maternally expressed gene1
                    Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell–Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression[W]

Jose F. Gutieérrez-Marcos; Liliana M. Costa; Corinne Biderre-Petit; Bouchaib Khbaya; Donal M. O'Sullivan; Mark Wormald; Pascual Perez; Hugh G. Dickinson

doi:10.1105/tpc.019778

journal article May 01, 2004

maternally expressed gene1 Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell–Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression[W]

Jose F. Gutieérrez-Marcos Liliana M. Costa Corinne Biderre-Petit Bouchaib Khbaya Donal M. O'Sullivan Mark Wormald Pascual Perez Hugh G. Dickinson

The Plant Cell Vol. 16 No. 5 pp. 1288-1301 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Abstract
Growth of the maize (Zea mays) endosperm is tightly regulated by maternal zygotic and sporophytic genes, some of which are subject to a parent-of-origin effect. We report here a novel gene, maternally expressed gene1 (meg1), which shows a maternal parent-of-origin expression pattern during early stages of endosperm development but biallelic expression at later stages. Interestingly, a stable reporter fusion containing the meg1 promoter exhibits a similar pattern of expression. meg1 is exclusively expressed in the basal transfer region of the endosperm. Further, we show that the putatively processed MEG1 protein is glycosylated and subsequently localized to the labyrinthine ingrowths of the transfer cell walls. Hence, the discovery of a parent-of-origin gene expressed solely in the basal transfer region opens the door to epigenetic mechanisms operating in the endosperm to regulate certain aspects of nutrient trafficking from the maternal tissue into the developing seed.

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Published: May 01, 2004
Vol/Issue: 16(5)
Pages: 1288-1301
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Authors

J

Jose F. Gutieérrez-Marcos

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom

L

Liliana M. Costa

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom

C

Corinne Biderre-Petit

Biogemma, 63170 Aubiere, France

B

Bouchaib Khbaya

Biogemma, 63170 Aubiere, France

D

Donal M. O'Sullivan

School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom

M

Mark Wormald

Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom

P

Pascual Perez

Biogemma, 63170 Aubiere, France

H

Hugh G. Dickinson

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom

Cite This Article

Jose F. Gutieérrez-Marcos, Liliana M. Costa, Corinne Biderre-Petit, et al. (2004). maternally expressed gene1 Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell–Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression[W]. The Plant Cell, 16(5), 1288-1301. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.019778

maternally expressed gene1 Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell–Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression[W]

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