Comptes Rendus

Special Issue

Les graines de la vie / The seeds of life

Guest editor: Dominique Job;  Michel Caboche

Table of contents

Editorial Board
p. IFC
The seeds of life
p. 711-714
Fertilization and early seed formation

Presented by: Georges Pelletier

Christian Dumas; Peter Rogowsky
p. 715-725
The importance of being essential: EMBRYO-DEFECTIVE genes in Arabidopsis

Presented by: Christian Dumas

Martine Devic
p. 726-736
Compared analysis of the regulatory systems controlling lipogenesis in hepatocytes of mice and in maturing oilseeds of Arabidopsis

Presented by: Michel Caboche

Sébastien Baud; Loïc Lepiniec
p. 737-745
Structure and function of seed lipid body-associated proteins

Presented by: Georges Pelletier

Zita Purkrtova; Pascale Jolivet; Martine Miquel; Thierry Chardot
p. 746-754
Reserve accumulation in legume seeds

Presented by: Roland Douce

Karine Gallardo; Richard Thompson; Judith Burstin
p. 755-762
Genetic and molecular approaches to improve nutritional value of Brassica napus L. seed
p. 763-771
Molecular and biochemical mechanisms in maize endosperm development: The role of pyruvate-Pi-dikinase and Opaque-2 in the control of C/N ratio

Presented by: Christian Dumas

Jean-Louis Prioul; Valérie Méchin; Catherine Damerval
p. 772-779
Determinism of carbon and nitrogen reserve accumulation in legume seeds
p. 780-787
Intracellular glasses and seed survival in the dry state

Presented by: Michel Thellier

Julia Buitink; Olivier Leprince
p. 788-795
Seed longevity: Survival and maintenance of high germination ability of dry seeds

Presented by: Roland Douce

Loïc Rajjou; Isabelle Debeaujon
p. 796-805
From intracellular signaling networks to cell death: the dual role of reactive oxygen species in seed physiology
p. 806-814
Transcriptome- and proteome-wide analyses of seed germination

Presented by: Roland Douce

Julie Catusse; Claudette Job; Dominique Job
p. 815-822
Editorial Board
p. IBC