In all organisms, correct development, growth and function depends on the precise and
integrated control of the expression of their genes. Often, gene regulation depends upon the …

In many eukaryotic transcription factor gene families, proteins require a physical interaction
with an identical molecule or with another molecule within the same family to form a …

Floral organs are specified by the combinatorial action of MADS-domain transcription
factors, yet the mechanisms by which MADS-domain proteins activate or repress the …

The molecular mechanisms by which floral homeotic genes act as major developmental
switches to specify the identity of floral organs are still largely unknown. Floral homeotic …

In Antirrhinum, floral meristems are established by meristem identity genes. Floral meristems
give rise to floral organs in whorls, with their identity established by combinatorial activities …

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) MADS box FRUITFULL homologs FUL1 and FUL2 act
as key ripening regulators and interact with the master regulator MADS box protein …

Background The initiation of flowering is an important developmental transition as it marks
the beginning of the reproductive phase in plants. The MADS-box transcription factors (TFs) …

Unlike animals, plants produce new organs throughout their life cycle using pools of stem
cells that are organized in meristems. Although many key regulators of meristem and organ …

The RIN gene encodes a putative MADS box transcription factor that controls tomato fruit
ripening, and its ripening inhibitor (rin) mutation yields non‐ripening fruit. In this study, the …

Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase-mediated signalling to the nucleus is an important
event in the conversion of extracellular signals into a cellular response. However, the …