Characterization and functional biology of the soybean aleurone layer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soybean is a globally important oil seed crop. Both the high protein and oil content of soybean seeds make this crop a lucrative commodity. As in higher eukaryotic species with available genomes, the functional annotation of most of soybean's genes still remains to be investigated. A major hurdle in the functional genomics of soybean is a rapid method to test gene constructs before embarking on stable transformation experiments.

Results

In this paper we describe the morphology and composition of the persistent single-cell aleurone layer that derives from the endosperm of developing soybean seeds. Its composition compared to cotyledonary tissue indicates the aleurone layer plays a role in both abiotic and biotic stress. The potential utility as the aleurone layer a

SUBMITTER: Schmidt MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293662 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature