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Cucumber SUPERMAN has conserved function in stamen and fruit development and a distinct role in floral patterning.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhao Jianyu, Liu Meiling, Jiang Li, Ding Lian, Yan Shuang Shuang, Zhang Juan, Dong Zhaobin, Ren Huazhong, Zhang Xiaolan
Abstract excerpt
The Arabidopsis SUPERMAN (SUP) gene encodes a C2H2 type zinc finger protein that is required for maintaining the boundaries between stamens and carpels, and for regulating development of ovule outer integument. Orthologs of SUP have been characterized in bisexual flowers as well as dioecious species, but it remains elusive in monoecious plants with unisexual flowers on the same individual. Here we isolate the SUP...
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