# KILing in the name of embryonic growth: KIL transcription factors drive cell death in the maize endosperm

**Authors:** Sonhita Chakraborty

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koaf133 · The Plant Cell · 2025-05-21

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- **Genes:** LOC542375 (opaque endosperm 2) [NCBI Gene 542375] {aka GRMZM2G015534, Opaque-2, Opaque-e, o2}
- **Chemicals:** gibberellin (MESH:D005875), EAS (-), calcium (MESH:D002118), starch (MESH:D013213)
- **Species:** Zea mays (maize, species) [taxon 4577], Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress, species) [taxon 3702], Oryza sativa (Asian cultivated rice, species) [taxon 4530]

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