MADS-domain transcription factors and the floral quartet model of flower development: linking plant development and evolution

G Theißen, R Melzer, F Rümpler - Development, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
The floral quartet model of floral organ specification poses that different tetramers of MIKC-
type MADS-domain transcription factors control gene expression and hence the identity of …

Developmental and evolutionary diversity of plant MADS-domain factors: insights from recent studies

C Smaczniak, RGH Immink, GC Angenent… - …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the MADS-box transcription factor family play essential roles in almost every
developmental process in plants. Many MADS-box genes have conserved functions across …

Arabidopsis TCP4 transcription factor inhibits high temperature-induced homeotic conversion of ovules

J Lan, N Wang, Y Wang, Y Jiang, H Yu, X Cao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abnormal high temperature (HT) caused by global warming threatens plant survival and
food security, but the effects of HT on plant organ identity are elusive. Here, we show that …

Genetic regulation of fruit development and ripening

JJ Giovannoni - The plant cell, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Fruit development and ripening are unique to plants and represent an important component
of human and animal diets. Recent discoveries have shed light on the molecular basis of …

Transcriptional control of fleshy fruit development and ripening

R Karlova, N Chapman, K David… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Fleshy fruits have evolved to be attractive to frugivores in order to enhance seed dispersal,
and have become an indispensable part of the human diet. Here we review the recent …

Functional genomic analysis of the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR gene family members in Arabidopsis thaliana: unique and overlapping functions of ARF7 and ARF19

Y Okushima, PJ Overvoorde, K Arima, JM Alonso… - The Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) gene family products, together with the
AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID proteins, regulate auxin-mediated transcriptional …

An SNP caused loss of seed shattering during rice domestication

S Konishi, T Izawa, SY Lin, K Ebana, Y Fukuta… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Loss of seed shattering was a key event in the domestication of major cereals. We revealed
that the qSH1 gene, a major quantitative trait locus of seed shattering in rice, encodes a …

Orchestration of the Floral Transition and Floral Development in Arabidopsis by the Bifunctional Transcription Factor APETALA2

L Yant, J Mathieu, TT Dinh, F Ott, C Lanz… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor APETALA2 (AP2) has numerous functions,
including roles in seed development, stem cell maintenance, and specification of floral …

Class III homeodomain-leucine zipper gene family members have overlapping, antagonistic, and distinct roles in Arabidopsis development

MJ Prigge, D Otsuga, JM Alonso, JR Ecker… - The Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains five class III homeodomain-leucine zipper
genes. We have isolated loss-of-function alleles for each family member for use in genetic …

Fleshy Fruit Expansion and Ripening Are Regulated by the Tomato SHATTERPROOF Gene TAGL1

J Vrebalov, IL Pan, AJM Arroyo, R McQuinn… - The Plant …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The maturation and ripening of fleshy fruits is a developmental program that synchronizes
seed maturation with metabolism, rendering fruit tissues desirable to seed dispersing …