Plant Cell
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (150)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Ohad, N.
Right arrow Articles by Fischer, R. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Ohad, N.
Right arrow Articles by Fischer, R. L.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Ohad, N.
Right arrow Articles by Fischer, R. L.
Plant Cell, Vol. 11, 407-416, March 1999, Copyright © 1999, American Society of Plant Physiologists

Mutations in FIE, a WD Polycomb Group Gene, Allow Endosperm Development without Fertilization

Nir Ohada, Ramin Yadegarib, Linda Margossianb, Mike Hannonb, Daphna Michaelib, John J. Haradac, Robert B. Goldbergd, and Robert L. Fischerb
a Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
b Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3102
c Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
d Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024-1606

Correspondence to: Robert L. Fischer, rfischer{at}uclink4.berkeley.edu (E-mail), 510-642-9017 (fax)

A fundamental problem in biology is to understand how fertilization initiates reproductive development. Higher plant reproduction is unique because two fertilization events are required for sexual reproduction. First, a sperm must fuse with the egg to form an embryo. A second sperm must then fuse with the adjacent central cell nucleus that replicates to form an endosperm, which is the support tissue required for embryo and/or seedling development. Here, we report cloning of the Arabidopsis FERTILIZATION-INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM (FIE) gene. The FIE protein is a homolog of the WD motif–containing Polycomb proteins from Drosophila and mammals. These proteins function as repressors of homeotic genes. A female gametophyte with a loss-of-function allele of fie undergoes replication of the central cell nucleus and initiates endosperm development without fertilization. These results suggest that the FIE Polycomb protein functions to suppress a critical aspect of early plant reproduction, namely, endosperm development, until fertilization occurs.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 GeneticsHome page
M. Luo, M.-Z. Luo, D. Buzas, J. Finnegan, C. Helliwell, E. S. Dennis, W. J. Peacock, and A. Chaudhury
UBIQUITIN-SPECIFIC PROTEASE 26 Is Required for Seed Development and the Repression of PHERES1 in Arabidopsis
Genetics, September 1, 2008; 180(1): 229 - 236.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
J. G. Steffen, I.-H. Kang, M. F. Portereiko, A. Lloyd, and G. N. Drews
AGL61 Interacts with AGL80 and Is Required for Central Cell Development in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology, September 1, 2008; 148(1): 259 - 268.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
I.-H. Kang, J. G. Steffen, M. F. Portereiko, A. Lloyd, and G. N. Drews
The AGL62 MADS Domain Protein Regulates Cellularization during Endosperm Development in Arabidopsis
PLANT CELL, March 1, 2008; 20(3): 635 - 647.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
Q. A. Ngo, J. M. Moore, R. Baskar, U. Grossniklaus, and V. Sundaresan
Arabidopsis GLAUCE promotes fertilization-independent endosperm development and expression of paternally inherited alleles
Development, November 15, 2007; 134(22): 4107 - 4117.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
O. Leroy, L. Hennig, H. Breuninger, T. Laux, and C. Kohler
Polycomb group proteins function in the female gametophyte to determine seed development in plants
Development, October 15, 2007; 134(20): 3639 - 3648.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
M. Ingouff, P. E. Jullien, and F. Berger
The Female Gametophyte and the Endosperm Control Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Seed Coat in Arabidopsis
PLANT CELL, December 1, 2006; 18(12): 3491 - 3501.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
C. C. Wood, M. Robertson, G. Tanner, W. J. Peacock, E. S. Dennis, and C. A. Helliwell
The Arabidopsis thaliana vernalization response requires a polycomb-like protein complex that also includes VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE 3
PNAS, September 26, 2006; 103(39): 14631 - 14636.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
M. F. Portereiko, A. Lloyd, J. G. Steffen, J. A. Punwani, D. Otsuga, and G. N. Drews
AGL80 Is Required for Central Cell and Endosperm Development in Arabidopsis
PLANT CELL, August 1, 2006; 18(8): 1862 - 1872.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Genes Dev.Home page
N. Schonrock, R. Bouveret, O. Leroy, L. Borghi, C. Kohler, W. Gruissem, and L. Hennig
Polycomb-group proteins repressthe floral activator AGL19 in the FLC-independent vernalization pathway.
Genes & Dev., June 15, 2006; 20(12): 1667 - 1678.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
P. E. Jullien, T. Kinoshita, N. Ohad, and F. Berger
Maintenance of DNA Methylation during the Arabidopsis Life Cycle Is Essential for Parental Imprinting
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2006; 18(6): 1360 - 1372.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Genes Dev.Home page
C. Baroux, V. Gagliardini, D. R. Page, and U. Grossniklaus
Dynamic regulatory interactions of Polycomb group genes: MEDEA autoregulation is required for imprinted gene expression in Arabidopsis.
Genes & Dev., May 1, 2006; 20(9): 1081 - 1086.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
R. Bouveret, N. Schonrock, W. Gruissem, and L. Hennig
Regulation of flowering time by Arabidopsis MSI1
Development, May 1, 2006; 133(9): 1693 - 1702.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
H.-J. Yu, P. Hogan, and V. Sundaresan
Analysis of the Female Gametophyte Transcriptome of Arabidopsis by Comparative Expression Profiling
Plant Physiology, December 1, 2005; 139(4): 1853 - 1869.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
W. Yang, R. A. Jefferson, E. Huttner, J. M. Moore, W. B. Gagliano, and U. Grossniklaus
An Egg Apparatus-Specific Enhancer of Arabidopsis, Identified by Enhancer Detection
Plant Physiology, November 1, 2005; 139(3): 1421 - 1432.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
B. P. Dilkes and L. Comai
A Differential Dosage Hypothesis for Parental Effects in Seed Development
PLANT CELL, December 1, 2004; 16(12): 3174 - 3180.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
Y. Chanvivattana, A. Bishopp, D. Schubert, C. Stock, Y.-H. Moon, Z. R. Sung, and J. Goodrich
Interaction of Polycomb-group proteins controlling flowering in Arabidopsis
Development, November 1, 2004; 131(21): 5263 - 5276.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Genome ResHome page
Z. Swigonova, J. Lai, J. Ma, W. Ramakrishna, V. Llaca, J. L. Bennetzen, and J. Messing
Close Split of Sorghum and Maize Genome Progenitors
Genome Res., October 1, 2004; 14(10a): 1916 - 1923.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
A.-E. Guitton, D. R. Page, P. Chambrier, C. Lionnet, J.-E. Faure, U. Grossniklaus, and F. Berger
Identification of new members of Fertilisation Independent Seed Polycomb Group pathway involved in the control of seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Development, June 15, 2004; 131(12): 2971 - 2981.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
P. K. Boss, R. M. Bastow, J. S. Mylne, and C. Dean
Multiple Pathways in the Decision to Flower: Enabling, Promoting, and Resetting
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2004; 16(suppl_1): S18 - S31.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
M. Gehring, Y. Choi, and R. L. Fischer
Imprinting and Seed Development
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2004; 16(suppl_1): S203 - S213.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
R. Yadegari and G. N. Drews
Female Gametophyte Development
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2004; 16(suppl_1): S133 - S141.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
J. F. Gutierrez-Marcos, L. M. Costa, C. Biderre-Petit, B. Khbaya, D. M. O'Sullivan, M. Wormald, P. Perez, and H. G. Dickinson
maternally expressed gene1 Is a Novel Maize Endosperm Transfer Cell-Specific Gene with a Maternal Parent-of-Origin Pattern of Expression
PLANT CELL, May 1, 2004; 16(5): 1288 - 1301.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
I. Debeaujon, N. Nesi, P. Perez, M. Devic, O. Grandjean, M. Caboche, and L. Lepiniec
Proanthocyanidin-Accumulating Cells in Arabidopsis Testa: Regulation of Differentiation and Role in Seed Development
PLANT CELL, November 1, 2003; 15(11): 2514 - 2531.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Genes Dev.Home page
C. Kohler, L. Hennig, C. Spillane, S. Pien, W. Gruissem, and U. Grossniklaus
The Polycomb-group protein MEDEA regulates seed development by controlling expression of the MADS-box gene PHERES1
Genes & Dev., June 15, 2003; 17(12): 1540 - 1553.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
M. Takahashi, Y. Terada, I. Nakai, H. Nakanishi, E. Yoshimura, S. Mori, and N. K. Nishizawa
Role of Nicotianamine in the Intracellular Delivery of Metals and Plant Reproductive Development
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2003; 15(6): 1263 - 1280.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
N. M. Springer, C. A. Napoli, D. A. Selinger, R. Pandey, K. C. Cone, V. L. Chandler, H. F. Kaeppler, and S. M. Kaeppler
Comparative Analysis of SET Domain Proteins in Maize and Arabidopsis Reveals Multiple Duplications Preceding the Divergence of Monocots and Dicots
Plant Physiology, June 1, 2003; 132(2): 907 - 925.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
D. Garcia, V. Saingery, P. Chambrier, U. Mayer, G. Jurgens, and F. Berger
Arabidopsis haiku Mutants Reveal New Controls of Seed Size by Endosperm
Plant Physiology, April 1, 2003; 131(4): 1661 - 1670.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
M. B. Sorensen, U. Mayer, W. Lukowitz, H. Robert, P. Chambrier, G. Jurgens, C. Somerville, L. Lepiniec, and F. Berger
Cellularisation in the endosperm of Arabidopsis thaliana is coupled to mitosis and shares multiple components with cytokinesis
Development, March 14, 2003; 129(24): 5567 - 5576.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
O. N. Danilevskaya, P. Hermon, S. Hantke, M. G. Muszynski, K. Kollipara, and E. V. Ananiev
Duplicated fie Genes in Maize: Expression Pattern and Imprinting Suggest Distinct Functions
PLANT CELL, February 1, 2003; 15(2): 425 - 438.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
J. C. Reyes, L. Hennig, and W. Gruissem
Chromatin-Remodeling and Memory Factors. New Regulators of Plant Development
Plant Physiology, November 1, 2002; 130(3): 1090 - 1101.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
A. Mouradov, F. Cremer, and G. Coupland
Control of Flowering Time: Interacting Pathways as a Basis for Diversity
PLANT CELL, May 1, 2002; 14(90001): S111 - 130.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
J.-L. Qiu, R. Jilk, M. D. Marks, and D. B. Szymanski
The Arabidopsis SPIKE1 Gene Is Required for Normal Cell Shape Control and Tissue Development
PLANT CELL, January 1, 2002; 14(1): 101 - 118.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
I. Tzafrir, J. A. McElver, C.-m. Liu, L. J. Yang, J. Q. Wu, A. Martinez, D. A. Patton, and D. W. Meinke
Diversity of TITAN Functions in Arabidopsis Seed Development
Plant Physiology, January 1, 2002; 128(1): 38 - 51.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
V. Gaudin, M. Libault, S. Pouteau, T. Juul, G. Zhao, D. Lefebvre, and O. Grandjean
Mutations in LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 affect flowering time and plant architecture in Arabidopsis
Development, December 1, 2001; 128(23): 4847 - 4858.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
N. Yoshida, Y. Yanai, L. Chen, Y. Kato, J. Hiratsuka, T. Miwa, Z. R. Sung, and S. Takahashi
EMBRYONIC FLOWER2, a Novel Polycomb Group Protein Homolog, Mediates Shoot Development and Flowering in Arabidopsis
PLANT CELL, November 1, 2001; 13(11): 2471 - 2481.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
T. Kinoshita, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, and R. L. Fischer
Polycomb repression of flowering during early plant development
PNAS, October 31, 2001; (2001) 241507798.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 GeneticsHome page
M. M. S. Evans and J. L. Kermicle
Interaction Between Maternal Effect and Zygotic Effect Mutations During Maize Seed Development
Genetics, September 1, 2001; 159(1): 303 - 315.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
C. Spillane, J.-P. Vielle-Calzada, and U. Grossniklaus
APO2001: A sexy apomixer in como
PLANT CELL, July 1, 2001; 13(7): 1480 - 1491.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
M. J. Prigge and D. R. Wagner
The Arabidopsis SERRATE Gene Encodes a Zinc-Finger Protein Required for Normal Shoot Development
PLANT CELL, June 1, 2001; 13(6): 1263 - 1280.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
L. Xu, Y. Fong, and S. Strome
The Caenorhabditis elegans maternal-effect sterile proteins, MES-2, MES-3, and MES-6, are associated in a complex in embryos
PNAS, April 24, 2001; 98(9): 5061 - 5066.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
C. Boisnard-Lorig, A. Colon-Carmona, M. Bauch, S. Hodge, P. Doerner, E. Bancharel, C. Dumas, J. Haseloff, and F. Berger
Dynamic Analyses of the Expression of the HISTONE::YFP Fusion Protein in Arabidopsis Show That Syncytial Endosperm Is Divided in Mitotic Domains
PLANT CELL, March 1, 2001; 13(3): 495 - 509.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
R. Yadegari, T. Kinoshita, O. Lotan, G. Cohen, A. Katz, Y. Choi, A. Katz, K. Nakashima, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, et al.
Mutations in the FIE and MEA Genes That Encode Interacting Polycomb Proteins Cause Parent-of-Origin Effects on Seed Development by Distinct Mechanisms
PLANT CELL, December 1, 2000; 12(12): 2367 - 2382.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
G. Wu, H. Li, and Z. Yang
Arabidopsis RopGAPs Are a Novel Family of Rho GTPase-Activating Proteins that Require the Cdc42/Rac-Interactive Binding Motif for Rop-Specific GTPase Stimulation
Plant Physiology, December 1, 2000; 124(4): 1625 - 1636.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
R. Vinkenoog, M. Spielman, S. Adams, R. L. Fischer, H. G. Dickinson, and R. J. Scott
Hypomethylation Promotes Autonomous Endosperm Development and Rescues Postfertilization Lethality in fie Mutants
PLANT CELL, November 1, 2000; 12(11): 2271 - 2282.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
Y. Avivi, S. Lev-Yadun, N. Morozova, L. Libs, L. Williams, J. Zhao, G. Varghese, and G. Grafi
Clausa, a Tomato Mutant with a Wide Range of Phenotypic Perturbations, Displays a Cell Type-Dependent Expression of the Homeobox Gene LeT6/TKn2
Plant Physiology, October 1, 2000; 124(2): 541 - 552.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
T. Ito and E. M. Meyerowitz
Overexpression of a Gene Encoding a Cytochrome P450, CYP78A9, Induces Large and Seedless Fruit in Arabidopsis
PLANT CELL, September 1, 2000; 12(9): 1541 - 1550.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
M. Luo, P. Bilodeau, E. S. Dennis, W. J. Peacock, and A. Chaudhury
Expression and parent-of-origin effects for FIS2, MEA, and FIE in the endosperm and embryo of developing Arabidopsis seeds
PNAS, August 23, 2000; (2000) 170292997.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
J. McElver, D. Patton, M. Rumbaugh, C.-m. Liu, L. J. Yang, and D. Meinke
The TITAN5 Gene of Arabidopsis Encodes a Protein Related to the ADP Ribosylation Factor Family of GTP Binding Proteins
PLANT CELL, August 1, 2000; 12(8): 1379 - 1392.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 DevelopmentHome page
I Siddiqi, G Ganesh, U Grossniklaus, and V Subbiah
The dyad gene is required for progression through female meiosis in Arabidopsis
Development, January 1, 2000; 127(1): 197 - 207.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
T. Kinoshita, R. Yadegari, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, and R. L. Fischer
Imprinting of the MEDEA Polycomb Gene in the Arabidopsis Endosperm
PLANT CELL, October 1, 1999; 11(10): 1945 - 1952.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Plant CellHome page
D. Preuss
Chromatin Silencing and Arabidopsis Development: A Role for Polycomb Proteins
PLANT CELL, May 1, 1999; 11(5): 765 - 768.
[Full Text]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
M. Luo, P. Bilodeau, E. S. Dennis, W. J. Peacock, and A. Chaudhury
Expression and parent-of-origin effects for FIS2, MEA, and FIE in the endosperm and embryo of developing Arabidopsis seeds
PNAS, September 12, 2000; 97(19): 10637 - 10642.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USAHome page
T. Kinoshita, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, and R. L. Fischer
Polycomb repression of flowering during early plant development
PNAS, November 20, 2001; 98(24): 14156 - 14161.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Genome ResHome page
R. Song, V. Llaca, E. Linton, and J. Messing
Sequence, Regulation, and Evolution of the Maize 22-kD alpha Zein Gene Family
Genome Res., November 1, 2001; 11(11): 1817 - 1825.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
N. M. Springer, O. N. Danilevskaya, P. Hermon, T. G. Helentjaris, R. L. Phillips, H. F. Kaeppler, and S. M. Kaeppler
Sequence Relationships, Conserved Domains, and Expression Patterns for Maize Homologs of the Polycomb Group Genes E(z), esc, and E(Pc)
Plant Physiology, April 1, 2002; 128(4): 1332 - 1345.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASPB Publications THE PLANT CELL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Copyright © 1999 by the American Society of Plant Biologists