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Functional divergence of the TFL1-like gene family in Arabidopsis revealed by characterization of a novel homologue.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Apr 2001
Mimida N, Goto K, Kobayashi Y, Araki T, Ahn J H, Weigel D, Murata M, Motoyoshi F, Sakamoto W
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BACKGROUND: The TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) gene of Arabidopsis plays an important role in regulating flowering time and in maintaining the fate of inflorescence meristem (IM). TFL1 is a homologue of CENTRORADIALIS (CEN) from Antirrhinum, which is only involved in IM maintenance. Recent mutational studies and the genome project revealed that TFL1 belongs to a small gene family in Arabidopsis, in which functional...
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