Article
Ectopic expression of the maize kn1 gene phenocopies the Hooded mutant of barley.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 1997
Williams-Carrier R E, Lie Y S, Hake S, Lemaux P G
Abstract excerpt
The homeobox gene, knotted1, (kn1) is expressed in shoot meristems and is required for maintaining indeterminacy and preventing cellular differentiation. Awns, extensions of the bract-like lemma found in all grass inflorescences, are normally determinate structures. We show that ectopic expressio...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- DNA Primers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Homeobox
- Genes, Plant
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Hordeum
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Phenotype
- Plant Proteins
- Plant Stems
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Species Specificity
- Zea mays