Article
LEAFY controls floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis.
Cell - 29 May 1992
Weigel D, Alvarez J, Smyth D R, Yanofsky M F, Meyerowitz E M
Abstract excerpt
The first step in flower development is the generation of a floral meristem by the inflorescence meristem. We have analyzed how this process is affected by mutant alleles of the Arabidopsis gene LEAFY. We show that LEAFY interacts with another floral control gene, APETALA1, to promote the transition from inflorescence to floral meristem. We have cloned the LEAFY gene, and, consistent with the mutant phenotype, we...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, Homeobox
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Plant Development
- Plant Proteins