Abstract
In plants, the formation of somatic embryos from a somatic cell is one of the most studied developmental processes due to its applications. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the control of SE is poorly understood. The development of massive techniques for nucleic acids sequencing has led to the study of the transcriptome. Among the most frequently observed results is the presence of transcription factors. These transcription factors are involved in the later steps of embryogenesis and these can induce dedifferentiation or increase the production of somatic embryos when they are ectopically expressed. Similarly, the overexpression of BABY BOOM (BBM) and WUSHEL (WUS), and homologs of other transcription factors is sufficient to induce somatic embryogenesis (SE) in vegetative cells. The use of the high throughput sequencing technology improves the number of genes uncovered during the early steps of embryogenesis. In this chapter, we present a summary of transcriptomes of the SE induction and somatic embryos maturation.
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The work from VMLV laboratory was supported by a grant received from the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT, 157014).
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Cetz-Chel, J.E., Loyola-Vargas, V.M. (2016). Transcriptome Profile of Somatic Embryogenesis. In: Loyola-Vargas, V., Ochoa-Alejo, N. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis: Fundamental Aspects and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33705-0_4
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