Article
ramosa2 encodes a LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARY domain protein that determines the fate of stem cells in branch meristems of maize.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2006
Bortiri Esteban, Chuck George, Vollbrecht Erik, Rocheford Torbert, Martienssen Rob, Hake Sarah
Abstract excerpt
Genetic control of grass inflorescence architecture is critical given that cereal seeds provide most of the world's food. Seeds are borne on axillary branches, which arise from groups of stem cells in axils of leaves and whose branching patterns dictate most of the variation in plant form. Normal maize (Zea mays) ears are unbranched, and tassels have long branches only at their base. The ramosa2 (ra2) mutant of...
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