Two faces of one seed: hormonal regulation of dormancy and germination

K Shu, X Liu, Q ** of tomato fruit development and ripening
Y Shinozaki, P Nicolas, N Fernandez-Pozo… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an established model for studying fruit biology; however,
most studies of tomato fruit growth and ripening are based on homogenized pericarp, and …

Double DAP-seq uncovered synergistic DNA binding of interacting bZIP transcription factors

M Li, T Yao, W Lin, WE Hinckley, M Galli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Many eukaryotic transcription factors (TF) form homodimer or heterodimer complexes to
regulate gene expression. Dimerization of BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER (bZIP) TFs are critical …

[HTML][HTML] Underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms for seed germination

MA Farooq, W Ma, S Shen, A Gu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the burgeoning population of the world, the successful germination of seeds to achieve
maximum crop production is very important. Seed germination is a precise balance of …

Dynamic DNA methylation reconfiguration during seed development and germination

T Kawakatsu, JR Nery, R Castanon, JR Ecker - Genome biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Unlike animals, plants can pause their life cycle as dormant seeds. In both
plants and animals, DNA methylation is involved in the regulation of gene expression and …

The seed and the metabolism regulation

H El-Maarouf-Bouteau - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Seeds are the reproductive units of higher plants. They have a significant
place in agriculture and plant diversity maintenance. Because they are dehydrated, they can …