Jan Custers

TL;DR: The expression pattern of BABY BOOM in developing seeds combined with the BBM overexpression phenotype suggests a role for this gene in promoting cell proliferation and morphogenesis during embryogenesis.

TL;DR: Results suggest that ectopic BBM expression in transgenic tobacco also activates cell proliferation pathways, but differences exist between Arabidopsis/B.

TL;DR: A shed-microspore culture protocol was developed which outperformed all the previously reported methods of haploid production in pepper and can be used as a potential tool for producing doubled haploid plants for hot pepper breeding.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors characterized and compared the transcriptome and proteome of rapeseed (Brassica napus) MDEs from the few-celled stage to the globular/heart stage using two MDE culture systems: conventional MDE cultures in which the embryo proper originates from the distal cell of a suspensor-like structure and undergoes the same ordered cell divisions as the zygotic embryo.

TL;DR: Both comparative genomic analyses based on Arabidopsis-Brassica rapa synteny and mapping of candidate orthologous genes in B. rapa allowed the selection of genes involved in the glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway that may account for the identified QTL.