Imprinting of the polycomb group gene MEDEA serves as a ploidy sensor in Arabidopsis.

Balanced maternal and paternal genome contributions are a requirement for successful seed development. Unbalanced contributions often cause seed abortion, a phenomenon that has been termed "triploid block." Misregulation of imprinted regulatory genes has been proposed to be the underlying...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Erilova, Lynette Brownfield, Vivien Exner, Marisa Rosa, David Twell, Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid, Lars Hennig, Claudia Köhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2738949?pdf=render