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GT1 regulates maize sex determination by affecting the jasmonate pathway.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2025
Lin Zhen, Yang Jing, Liu Shengnan, Bai Yan, Li Weihang, Lai Jinsheng, Song Weibin, Zhao Haiming, Liu Qiujie
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a monoecious plant with male and female flowers physically separated on different inflorescences-the tassel and the ear. Maize sex determination is controlled by a series of complicated developmental signals. Here, we characterized an EMS-induced maize feminized tassel mutant,tasselsilk1 (tsk1), and identified GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) as the causative gene. Phenotypic analysis of tsk1 mutants...
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- Zea mays
- Oxylipins
- Cyclopentanes
- Plant Proteins
- Flowers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
