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The ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana, required for formation of a symmetric flat leaf lamina, encodes a member of a novel family of proteins characterized by cysteine repeats and a leucine zipper.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 May 2002
Iwakawa Hidekazu, Ueno Yoshihisa, Semiarti Endang, Onouchi Hitoshi, Kojima Shoko, Tsukaya Hirokazu, Hasebe Mitsuyasu, Soma Teppei, Ikezaki Masaya, Machida Chiyoko, Machida Yasunori
Abstract excerpt
The ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is involved in the establishment of the leaf venation system, which includes the prominent midvein, as well as in the development of a symmetric lamina. The gene product also represses the expression of class 1 knox homeobox genes in leaves. We have characterized the AS2 gene, which appears to encode a novel protein with cysteine repeats (designated the...
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