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 …

MIKC-type MADS-domain proteins: structural modularity, protein interactions and network evolution in land plants

K Kaufmann, R Melzer, G Theißen - Gene, 2005 - Elsevier
MIKC-type proteins represent a class of MADS-domain transcription factors and are defined
by a unique domain structure: in addition to the highly conserved DNA-binding MADS …

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 …

Molecular mechanisms of flower development: an armchair guide

BA Krizek, JC Fletcher - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2005 - nature.com
An afternoon stroll through an English garden reveals the breathtaking beauty and
enormous diversity of flowering plants. The extreme variation of flower morphologies …

Floral organ identity: 20 years of ABCs

B Causier, Z Schwarz-Sommer, B Davies - Seminars in cell & …, 2010 - Elsevier
One of the early successes of the application of molecular genetics to study plant
development was the discovery of a series of genes that act together, in an apparently …

Molecular and genetic mechanisms of floral control

T Jack - The Plant Cell, 2004 - academic.oup.com
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A Gene Regulatory Network Model for Cell-Fate Determination during Arabidopsis thaliana Flower Development That Is Robust and Recovers Experimental Gene …

C Espinosa-Soto, P Padilla-Longoria… - The Plant …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Flowers are icons in developmental studies of complex structures. The vast majority of
250,000 angiosperm plant species have flowers with a conserved organ plan bearing …

The evolution of the SEPALLATA subfamily of MADS-box genes: a preangiosperm origin with multiple duplications throughout angiosperm history

LM Zahn, H Kong, JH Leebens-Mack, S Kim… - Genetics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Members of the SEPALLATA (SEP) MADS-box subfamily are required for specifying the
“floral state” by contributing to floral organ and meristem identity. SEP genes have not been …

SEPALLATA3: the'glue'for MADS box transcription factor complex formation

RGH Immink, IAN Tonaco, S de Folter, A Shchennikova… - Genome biology, 2009 - Springer
Background Plant MADS box proteins play important roles in a plethora of developmental
processes. In order to regulate specific sets of target genes, MADS box proteins dimerize …

The MADS-box gene FveSEP3 plays essential roles in flower organogenesis and fruit development in woodland strawberry

M Pi, S Hu, L Cheng, R Zhong, Z Cai, Z Liu… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Flower and fruit development are two key steps for plant reproduction. The ABCE model for
flower development has been well established in model plant species; however, the …