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The floral organ number4 gene encoding a putative ortholog of Arabidopsis CLAVATA3 regulates apical meristem size in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Nov 2006
Chu Huangwei, Qian Qian, Liang Wanqi, Yin Changsong, Tan Hexin, Yao Xuan, Yuan Zheng, Yang Jun, Huang Hai, Luo Da, Ma Hong, Zhang Dabing
Abstract excerpt
To understand the molecular mechanism regulating meristem development in the monocot rice (Oryza sativa), we describe here the isolation and characterization of three floral organ number4 (fon4) alleles and the cloning of the FON4 gene. The fon4 mutants showed abnormal enlargement of the embryonic and vegetative shoot apical meristems (SAMs) and the inflorescence and floral meristems. Likely due to enlarged SAMs,...
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