J Integr Plant Biol ›› 2015, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (3): 236-246.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12234
Antony M. Chettoor
Antony M. Chettoor1†, Gibum Yi1‡, Elisa Gomez2, Gregorio Hueros2, Robert B. Meeley3 and Philip W. Becraft1,4*
摘要: A mutation in a maize gene encoding a mitochondrial protein causes seed lethality showing it is essential for grain development. Defects in transfer cells suggest either that this cell type has a particularly high energy requirement or that mitochondria could provide functions required for specific developmental processes.