Article
Flower development in carrot CMS plants: mitochondria affect the expression of MADS box genes homologous to GLOBOSA and DEFICIENS.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2003
Linke Bettina, Nothnagel Thomas, Börner Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Maternally inherited defects in the formation of male flower organs leading to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) indicate an involvement of mitochondrial genes in the control of flower formation. In the 'carpeloid' CMS type of carrot, stamens are replaced by carpels. The florets thus resemble well...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- DEFICIENS Protein
- DNA, Complementary
- Daucus carota
- Flowers
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genes, Plant
- Homeodomain Proteins
- MADS Domain Proteins
- Mitochondria
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plant Proteins
- RNA, Messenger
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Species Specificity