Article
The Maize PI/GLO Ortholog Zmm16/sterile tassel silky ear1 Interacts with the Zygomorphy and Sex Determination Pathways in Flower Development.
The Plant cell - 1 Nov 2015
Bartlett Madelaine E, Williams Steven K, Taylor Zac, DeBlasio Stacy, Goldshmidt Alexander, Hall Darren H, Schmidt Robert J, Jackson David P, Whipple Clinton J
Abstract excerpt
In monocots and eudicots, B class function specifies second and third whorl floral organ identity as described in the classic ABCE model. Grass B class APETALA3/DEFICIENS orthologs have been functionally characterized; here, we describe the positional cloning and characterization of a maize (Zea mays) PISTILLATA/GLOBOSA ortholog Zea mays mads16 (Zmm16)/sterile tassel silky ear1 (sts1). We show that, similar to...
Topics
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Plant
- Flowers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Genes, Plant
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves
- Plant Proteins
- Protein Binding
- Protein Multimerization
- Protein Transport