11. The aleurone tissue accumulates large quantities of oils and lipids that are useful during seed development. 12. In addition, the aleurone tissue contains many protein-storing vacuoles known as protein bodies. 13. In cereals with starchy endosperm, the aleurone contains about 30 % of the kernel's proteins. 14. This release of amylase is considered to be the most important and sole function of the aleurone layer. 15. In multicolored corn, anthocyanin pigments in the aleurone layer give the kernels a dark, bluish-black color. 16. Experiments conducted in the 1960s confirmed that in order for the aleurone layer to secrete starch-degrading enzymes, the embryo must be present. 17. The " cr4 " gene codes for a receptor kinase and so is involved in signal transduction pathways involving the fate of aleurone cells. 18. In grain ( rice, wheat, corn, etc . ) seeds, a layer of cells called the aleurone layer wraps around the endosperm tissue. 19. Mutants of the " dek1 " gene block the formation of aleurone and cause the cells to develop as starchy endosperm cells instead of aleurone cells. 20. Mutants of the " dek1 " gene block the formation of aleurone and cause the cells to develop as starchy endosperm cells instead of aleurone cells.
