Abstract
Somatic embryogenesis is a process whereby a single cell or a group of cells are induced to form totipotent embryogenic cells. Somatic embryogenesis always served as a model system for studying the molecular mechanisms underlying the embryogenic developmental process. There is an upsurge of interest in scientists to explore the molecular understanding of embryogenesis and the involvement of different genes and proteins during this developmental process. Studies have shown that somatic embryogenesis is under a stringent coordinated control of some regulatory genes among which somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) gene has claimed an important role. In recent time expression ofSERKgene was identified in embryogenic cultures of many higher plants indicating its positive role in embryogenic development. Studying the impact ofSERKgene on somatic as well as zygotic embryogenesis shall improve the understanding of the molecular events leading to the formation of embryogenic cultures. The review highlights the correlation ofSERKgene expression during somatic embryogenesis process and diverse functions ofSERKgene during developmental changes in plants.
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