CHEVALIER, Christian; BOURDON, Matthieu; PIRRELLO, Julien; CHENICLET, Catherine; GEVAUDANT, Frederic; FRANGNE, Nathalie

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CHEVALIER, Christian
Biologie du fruit et pathologie [BFP]

BOURDON, Matthieu
Biologie du fruit et pathologie [BFP]

PIRRELLO, Julien
Biologie du fruit et pathologie [BFP]

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Journal of Experimental Botany. 2014, vol. 65, n° 10, p. 2731-2746

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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The growth of a plant organ depends upon the developmental processes of cell division and cell expansion. The activity of cell divisions sets the number of cells that will make up the organ; the cell expansion activity then determines its final size. Among the various mechanisms that may influence the determination of cell size, endopolyploidy by means of endoreduplication appears to be of great importance in plants. Endoreduplication is widespread in plants and supports the process of differentiation of cells and organs. Its functional role in plant cells is not fully understood, although it is commonly associated with ploidy-dependent cell expansion. During the development of tomato fruit, cells from the (fleshy) pericarp tissue become highly polyploid, reaching a DNA content barely encountered in other plant species (between 2C and 512C). Recent investigations using tomato fruit development as a model provided new data in favour of the long-standing karyoplasmic ratio theory, stating that cells tend to adjust their cytoplasmic volume to the nuclear DNA content. By establishing a highly structured cellular system where multiple physiological functions are integrated, endoreduplication does act as a morphogenetic factor supporting cell growth during tomato fruit development.< Réduire

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fruit

Mots clés en anglais

Cell cycle control

cell size

endoreduplication

growth

karyoplasmic ratio theory

tomato.