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Possible roles for polycomb repressive complex 2 in cereal endosperm.

Kaoru Tonosaki¹, Tetsu Kinoshita¹

¹Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University Yokohama, Japan.

Frontiers in Plant Science

|March 28, 2015

Summary

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Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) plays a role in plant development. In cereals, imprinted PRC2 genes are not conserved despite evolutionary roles in endosperm development.

Keywords:

cereal plants endosperm epigenetics imprinting polycomb

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Plant Molecular Biology
Epigenetics
Developmental Biology

Background:

Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is an evolutionarily conserved protein complex.
In plants, PRC2 components and complex diversity are distinct from animals.
PRC2 is crucial for regulating gene expression during plant development.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the expression of imprinted PRC2 genes.
To investigate the roles of PRC2 in cereal endosperm development.
To highlight evolutionary disparities in PRC2 imprinting between cereals and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Main Methods:

Literature review focusing on PRC2 gene expression and imprinting.
Comparative analysis of PRC2 components in cereals versus model plants.
Examination of epigenetic controls in endosperm development.

Main Results:

While some PRC2 functions are conserved, imprinted PRC2 genes differ between cereal species and Arabidopsis thaliana.
Cereal genomes exhibit distinct duplication patterns influencing PRC2 component evolution.
Endosperm development programs vary between monocots and eudicots.

Conclusions:

The imprinting of PRC2 genes is not conserved in cereals, reflecting unique evolutionary trajectories and developmental programs.
Understanding imprinted PRC2 gene expression is key to deciphering endosperm development in cereals.
Disparities in PRC2 imprinting underscore the diversity of epigenetic regulation in plants.