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ReviewPlant communications2025

The aleurone layer of cereal grains: Development, genetic regulation, and breeding applications.

Huawei Liang, Jian Zhou, Chen Chen

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Review in Plant communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Huawei LiangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Jian ZhouJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Chen ChenJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Agricultural College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; Yangzhou Modern Seed Innovation Institute, Gaoyou 225600, China. Electronic address: chenchen@yzu.edu.cn.

Funding

Non-US Government Research Support type
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cereal aleurone cells are differentiated from triploid endosperm cells and exhibit distinct cytological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics that distinguish them from the starchy endosperm cells of cereals. Aleurone cells maintain viability throughout seed development, whereas starchy endosperm cells undergo programmed cell death during maturation. Despite variations in aleurone-related traits among cereal species, the aleurone layer plays a crucial role in regulating many aspects of seed development, including the accumulation of storage reserves, the acquisition of dormancy, and germination. Given that many nutrients-such as lipids, dietary fibers, vitamins, and minerals like iron and zinc-are predominantly accumulated in the aleurone cells of cereal grains, this layer has attracted considerable attention aimed at improving the nutritional value of cereals. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the developmental, genetic, and molecular basis of aleurone cell differentiation and proliferation. It focuses on the improvement of aleurone-related traits informed by knowledge of the molecular networks governing aleurone development and presents a detailed discussion on the challenges and potential solutions associated with cereal improvement through the manipulation of aleurone-related traits.

Indexed as

Edible GrainEndospermPlant BreedingCell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsSeedsaleuronePlant Proteinsaleurone layerbreeding applicationcell differentiationcerealmolecular regulationnutritional quality

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PMID39949062
PMCPMC12010395

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