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Loss of deeply conserved C-class floral homeotic gene function and C- and E-class protein interaction in a double-flowered ranunculid mutant.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Aug 2012
Galimba Kelsey D, Tolkin Theadora R, Sullivan Alessandra M, Melzer Rainer, Theißen Günter, Di Stilio Verónica S
Abstract excerpt
In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, a core eudicot, the floral homeotic C-class gene AGAMOUS (AG) has a dual role specifying reproductive organ identity and floral meristem determinacy. We conduct a functional analysis of the putative AG ortholog ThtAG1 from the ranunculid Thalictrum thalictroides, a representative of the sister lineage to all other eudicots. Down-regulation of ThtAG1 by virus-induced gene...
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