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MULTI-FLORET SPIKELET1, which encodes an AP2/ERF protein, determines spikelet meristem fate and sterile lemma identity in rice.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2013
Ren Deyong, Li Yunfeng, Zhao Fangming, Sang Xianchun, Shi Junqiong, Wang Nan, Guo Shuang, Ling Yinghua, Zhang Changwei, Yang Zhenglin, He Guanghua
Abstract excerpt
The spikelet is a unique inflorescence structure of grass. The molecular mechanism that controls the development of the spikelet remains unclear. In this study, we identified a rice (Oryza sativa) spikelet mutant, multi-floret spikelet1 (mfs1), that showed delayed transformation of spikelet meristems to floral meristems, which resulted in an extra hull-like organ and an elongated rachilla. In addition, the...
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