The major clades of MADS-box genes and their role in the development and evolution of flowering plants

A Becker, G Theißen - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2003 - Elsevier
MADS-box genes encode a family of transcription factors which control diverse
developmental processes in flowering plants ranging from root to flower and fruit …

Development of floral organ identity: stories from the MADS house

G Theißen - Current opinion in plant biology, 2001 - Elsevier
Recent studies on AGAMOUS-LIKE2-, DEFICIENS-and GLOBOSA-like MADS-box genes in
diverse seed plant species have provided novel insights into the mechanisms by which the …

[HTML][HTML] G-protein βγ subunits determine grain size through interaction with MADS-domain transcription factors in rice

Q Liu, R Han, K Wu, J Zhang, Y Ye, S Wang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The simultaneous improvement of grain quality and yield of cereal crops is a major
challenge for modern agriculture. Here we show that a rice grain yield quantitative trait locus …

Enhancing rice panicle branching and grain yield through tissue-specific brassinosteroid inhibition

X Zhang, W Meng, D Liu, D Pan, Y Yang, Z Chen, X Ma… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Crop yield potential is constrained by the inherent trade-offs among traits such as between
grain size and number. Brassinosteroids (BRs) promote grain size, yet their role in …

Ehd1, a B-type response regulator in rice, confers short-day promotion of flowering and controls FT-like gene expression independently of Hd1

K Doi, T Izawa, T Fuse, U Yamanouchi… - Genes & …, 2004 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Two evolutionarily distant plant species, rice (Oryza sativa L.), a short-day (SD) plant, and
Arabidopsis thaliana, a long-day plant, share a conserved genetic network controlling …

Rice plant development: from zygote to spikelet

JI Itoh, KI Nonomura, K Ikeda, S Yamaki… - Plant and cell …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Rice is becoming a model plant in monocotyledons and a model cereal crop. For better
understanding of the rice plant, it is essential to elucidate the developmental programs of the …

Hd3a and RFT1 are essential for flowering in rice

R Komiya, A Ikegami, S Tamaki, S Yokoi, K Shimamoto - 2008 - journals.biologists.com
RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T 1 (RFT1/FT-L3) is the closest homologue of Heading date 3a
(Hd3a), which is thought to encode a mobile flowering signal and promote floral transition …

[HTML][HTML] Jasmonic acid regulates spikelet development in rice

Q Cai, Z Yuan, M Chen, C Yin, Z Luo, X Zhao… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The spikelet is the basal unit of inflorescence in grasses, and its formation is crucial for
reproductive success and cereal yield. Here, we report a previously unknown role of the …

Disruption of OsYSL15 Leads to Iron Inefficiency in Rice Plants

S Lee, JC Chiecko, SA Kim, EL Walker, Y Lee… - Plant …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Uptake and translocation of metal nutrients are essential processes for plant growth.
Graminaceous species release phytosiderophores that bind to Fe3+; these complexes are …

SUPERWOMAN1 and DROOPING LEAF genes control floral organ identity in rice

N Nagasawa, M Miyoshi, Y Sano, H Satoh, H Hirano… - 2003 - journals.biologists.com
We analyzed recessive mutants of two homeotic genes in rice, SUPERWOMAN1 (SPW1)
and DROOPING LEAF (DL). The homeotic mutation spw1 transforms stamens and lodicules …