Genetic and Molecular Control of Somatic Embryogenesis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Onset of Somatic Embryogenesis
3. Hormonal Control of Somatic Embryogenesis
4. Transcriptional Control of Somatic Embryogenesis
4.1. LAFL (LEC1, LEC2, ABI3, FUS3)
4.2. BABY BOOM (BBM)
4.3. WUSCHEL (WUS) and WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX (WOX) Genes
4.4. AGAMOUS-LIKE 15 (AGL15)
4.5. WOUND INDUCED DEDIFFERENTIATION 1 (WIND1)
5. Epigenetic Regulation of Somatic Embryogenesis
6. Further Prospects
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ABA | Abscisic Acid |
ABI3 | ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3 |
AGL | AGAMOUS-LIKE |
BBM | BABY BOOM |
FUS3 | FUSCA 3 |
GA | Gibberellic Acid |
HAC1 | HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
IAA30 | INDOL-3-ACETIC ACID INDUCIBLE 30 |
KYP1 | KRYPTONITE 1 |
LEC1 | LEAFY COTYLEDON 1 |
LEC2 | LEAFY COTYLEDON 2 |
MET1 | METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 |
PGR | Plant Growth Regulators |
PKL | PICKLE |
PRC2 | POLYCOMB RESPONSE COMPLEX 2 |
SE | Somatic Embryogenesis |
WUS | WUSCHEL |
ZE | Zygotic Embryogenesis |
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Salaün, C.; Lepiniec, L.; Dubreucq, B. Genetic and Molecular Control of Somatic Embryogenesis. Plants 2021, 10, 1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071467
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Chicago/Turabian StyleSalaün, Camille, Loïc Lepiniec, and Bertrand Dubreucq. 2021. "Genetic and Molecular Control of Somatic Embryogenesis" Plants 10, no. 7: 1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071467