Characteristics of genes expressed during plant somatic embryogenesis

• Authors: A. Gruszczynska , M. Rakoczy-Trojanowska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Recently, several papers regarding genes essential for somatic embryogenesis have been published. The most important genes playing a key role in both zygotic and somatic embryogenesis are: SERK, LEC, and BBM. The majority of them are regulatory genes coding transcriptional factors. It was proved that the highest transcript accumulation of AGL15, BBM, SERK genes is characteristic for early stages of embryogenesis. The other genes, e.g. LEC1, L1L, LEC2, FUS3, PEI1 are preferentially expressed in later stages. Recently, NiR gene coding ferredoxin ? nitrite reductase, isolated from QTL region has been proved to play a key role in regeneration ability of rice. Although many investigations have been performed up to date, the molecular mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis is still far from understanding.

Keywords

EN

GENE EXPRESSION; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2007
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 96-106

Contributors

author

A. Gruszczynska

author

M. Rakoczy-Trojanowska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: Anna Gruszczynska, Katedra Genetyki, Hodowli i Biotechnologii Roslin, Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warszawa, Poland