OsMADS6 plays an essential role in endosperm nutrient accumulation and is subject to epigenetic regulation in rice (Oryza sativa)

• Published in: The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 604 - 617
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jian, Nallamilli, Babi R, Mujahid, Hana, Peng, Zhaohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2010; Blackwell
• Subjects: Amino Acid Substitution; Biological and medical sciences; biosynthesis; Cell differentiation, maturation, development, hematopoiesis; Cell physiology; Cellular biology; Chromatin; DNA Methylation; endosperm; Endosperm - growth & development; Endosperm - metabolism; Epigenesis, Genetic; epigenetic regulation; Epigenetics; flower development; Flowers; Flowers - growth & development; Flowers - metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; genes; genetics; growth & development; growth and development; Histones; Histones - metabolism; leucine; MADS Domain Proteins; MADS Domain Proteins - genetics; MADS Domain Proteins - metabolism; metabolism; Molecular and cellular biology; Mutation; nutrient accumulation; Oryza; Oryza - genetics; Oryza - growth & development; Oryza - metabolism; Oryza sativa; OsMADS6; Phenotype; Plant biology; Plant growth; Plant physiology and development; Plant Proteins; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified; Plants, Genetically Modified - growth & development; point mutation; protein content; Rice; RNA Interference; Seeds; Starch; Starch - biosynthesis; transcription factors; Monocotyledones; Flower; nutrient accumulation; OsMADS6; rice; epigenetic regulation; Accumulation; Oryza sativa; Regulation(control); Gramineae; Angiospermae; Development; Epigenetics; Nutrient; flower development; Spermatophyta; Endosperm

MADS‐box transcription factors are known for their roles in plant growth and development. The regulatory mechanisms of spatial and temporal specific expression of MADS‐box genes and the function of MADS‐box genes in other biological processes are still to be explored. Here, we report that OsMADS6 is...