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Kiwifruit floral gene APETALA2 is alternatively spliced and accumulates in aberrant indeterminate flowers in the absence of miR172.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Mar 2012
Varkonyi-Gasic Erika, Lough Robyn H, Moss Sarah M A, Wu Rongmei, Hellens Roger P
Abstract excerpt
In Arabidopsis, the identity of perianth and reproductive organs are specified by antagonistic action of two floral homeotic genes, APETALA2 (AP2) and AGAMOUS (AG). AP2 is also negatively regulated by an evolutionary conserved interaction with a microRNA, miR172, and has additional roles in general plant development. A kiwifruit gene with high levels of homology to AP2 and AP2-like genes from other plant species...
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