Abstract
Seed maturation is a critical period of seed development during which many of the unique processes required for seed formation occur. The major events that characterize seed maturation include the arrest of embryo morphogenesis, the synthesis and accumulation of storage reserves, the acquisition of desiccation tolerance, the desiccation of seed and the accompanying induction of metabolic quiescence, and, in some species, the establishment of embryo dormancy. Although this period of seed development has been studied extensively at several levels, a foundation for understanding the processes that control seed maturation is just beginning to emerge. Information derived from studies of the regulation of seed protein genes, of the effects of the phytohormone abscisic acid on cultured embryos, of mutants defective in abscisic acid accumulation and perception, and of mutations that affect other aspects of seed development do not implicate a single master regulator of seed maturation but, rather, provide evidence that multiple regulatory pathways are each involved in controlling specific facets of seed maturation. Factors that have been identified as regulators of seed maturation include abscisic acid, the VIVIPAROUS1/ABA INSENSITIVE3 class of transcriptional regulatory proteins, and the products of the Arabidopsis LEAFY COTYLEDON genes. Coordination of the activities of these and, perhaps, other regulators ultimately underlies the processes that occur during seed maturation.
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Abbreviations
- ABA:
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abscisic acid
- aba:
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ABA accumulation
- abi:
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aba insensitive
- emb:
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embryo defective
- fus:
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fusca
- lec:
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leafy cotyledon
- vp:
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viviparous
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