... of syncytial development, and that BETL cell identity is subsequently inherited in a lineage-dependent manner. Additionally, our data suggest that acquisition of aleurone cell fate does not solely rely upon signalling from the maternal surrounding tissue to the periphery of the endosperm, as previously thought...

...Philip W. Becraft; Kejian Li; Nrisingha Dey; Yvonne Asuncion-Crabb Mutants in the maize defective kernel1 ( dek1 ) gene are blocked in embryogenesis and the endosperm is chalky and lacks an aleurone layer. Here we show that intermediate alleles result in embryos that lack a shoot axis while weak...

...Philip W. Becraft; Yvonne Asuncion-Crabb ABSTRACT A genetic analysis of maize aleurone development was conducted. Cell lineage was examined by simultaneously marking cells with C1 for anthocyanin pigmentation in the aleurone and wx1 for amylose synthesis in the starchy endosperm. The aleurone...