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Programmed cell death during embryogenesis in maize.

ABSTRACT: Programmed cell death (PCD) in plants is considered an integral part of development. Evidence of DNA fragmentation, occurring at specific sites and times during embryo formation in maize (Zea mays L.), was obtained using terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-fluorescein nick end labelling (TUNEL) and by genomic DNA ladder detection. During the crucial period of elaboration of the primary shoot and root axis (14-20 d after pollination), TUNEL-positive nuclei are present in the scutellum, coleoptile, root cap and principally in the suspensor. Additional evidence of a form of programmed cell death occurring in these tissues comes from the detection of a DNA ladder. Upon completion of the differentiation process, all embryonic cells are TUNEL-negative, indicating that possible programmed cell death events during maize embryogenesis are confined to structures or organs that do not contribute to the adult plant body.

SUBMITTER: Giuliani C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4240416 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Aug

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Programmed cell death during embryogenesis in maize.

Giuliani Concetta C Consonni Gabriella G Gavazzi Giuseppe G Colombo Monica M Dolfini Silvana S

Annals of botany 20020801 2

Programmed cell death (PCD) in plants is considered an integral part of development. Evidence of DNA fragmentation, occurring at specific sites and times during embryo formation in maize (Zea mays L.), was obtained using terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-fluorescein nick end labelling (TUNEL) and by genomic DNA ladder detection. During the crucial period of elaboration of the primary shoot and root axis (14-20 d after pollination), TUNEL-positive nuclei are present in the s ...[more]

PMID: 12197527

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