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The turnip mutant of Arabidopsis reveals that LEAFY COTYLEDON1 expression mediates the effects of auxin and sugars to promote embryonic cell identity.
Plant physiology - 1 Oct 2006
Casson Stuart A, Lindsey Keith
Abstract excerpt
The transition from embryonic to vegetative growth marks an important developmental stage in the plant life cycle. The turnip (tnp) mutant was identified in a screen for modifiers of POLARIS expression, a gene required for normal root growth. Mapping and molecular characterization of tnp shows that it represents a gain-of-function mutant of LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1), due to a promoter mutation. This results in the...
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