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Ectopic expression of the petunia MADS box gene UNSHAVEN accelerates flowering and confers leaf-like characteristics to floral organs in a dominant-negative manner.
The Plant cell - 1 Jun 2004
Ferrario Silvia, Busscher Jacqueline, Franken John, Gerats Tom, Vandenbussche Michiel, Angenent Gerco C, Immink Richard G H
Abstract excerpt
Several genes belonging to the MADS box transcription factor family have been shown to be involved in the transition from vegetative to reproductive growth. The Petunia hybrida MADS box gene UNSHAVEN (UNS) shares sequence similarity with the Arabidopsis thaliana flowering gene SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1, is expressed in vegetative tissues, and is downregulated upon floral initiation and the...
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