Developmental arrest: From sea urchins to seeds
Seed Science Research, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.3-16, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Doi Numarası: 10.1079/ssr200055
- Dergi Adı: Seed Science Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-16
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Developmental arrest, Diapause, Dormancy-breaking chemicals, Egg activation, Seed dormancy, Spore dormancy
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The phenomenon of dormancy extends beyond the boundaries of the plant kingdom. While plant biologists typically associate dormancy-breaking treatments only with seeds, buds or tubers, these chemicals and environmental stimuli have much broader activity as general terminators of developmental arrest in other, non-plant species. The activation of growth by these treatments is associated with signal transduction processes, metabolic upregulation and changes in gene expression, in addition to other events that may or may not be species specific. The study of both the classic and current developmental arrest literature beyond the boundaries of plant biology may be helpful in generating useful ideas and analogies for meaningful experimental progress towards understanding seed dormancy.