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The Bsister MADS gene FST determines ovule patterning and development of the zygotic embryo and endosperm.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lee Dong Sun, Chen Li Juan, Li Cheng Yun, Liu Yongsheng, Tan Xue Lin, Lu Bao-Rong, Li Juan, Gan Shu Xian, Kang Sang Gu, Suh Hak Soo, Zhu Youyong
Abstract excerpt
Many homeotic MADS-box genes have been identified as controllers of the floral transition and floral development. However, information regarding Bsister (Bs)-function genes in monocots is still limited. Here, we describe the functional characterization of a Bs-group MADS-box gene FEMALE-STERILE (FST), whose frame-shift mutation (fst) results in abnormal ovules and the complete abortion of zygotic embryos and...
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