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| LEAFY CONTROLS FLORAL MERISTEM IDENTITY IN ARABIDOPSIS |
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| Author(s): WEIGEL D, ALVAREZ J, SMYTH DR, YANOFSKY MF, MEYEROWITZ EM |
| Source: CELL Volume: 69 Issue: 5 Pages: 843-859 Published: MAY 29 1992 |
| Times Cited: 694 References: 38 |
| Abstract: The first step in flower development is the generation of a floral meristem by the inflorescence meristem. We have analyzed how this process is affected by mutant alleles of the Arabidopsis gene LEAFY. We show that LEAFY interacts with another floral control gene, APETALA1, to promote the transition from inflorescence to floral meristem. We have cloned the LEAFY gene, and, consistent with the mutant phenotype, we find that LEAFY RNA is expressed strongly in young flower primordia. LEAFY expression precedes expression of the homeotic genes AGAMOUS and APETALA3, which specify organ identity within the flower. Furthermore, we demonstrate that LEAFY is the Arabidopsis homolog of the FLORICAULA gene, which controls floral meristem identity in the distantly related species Antirrhinum majus. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: WEIGEL, D (reprint author), CALTECH, DIV BIOL 15629, PASADENA, CA 91125 USA |
Addresses:
1. MONASH UNIV, DEPT GENET & DEV BIOL, CLAYTON, VIC 3168 AUSTRALIA |
| Publisher: CELL PRESS, 1050 MASSACHUSETTES AVE, CIRCULATION DEPT, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 |
| Subject Category: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cell Biology |
| IDS Number: HW838 |
| ISSN: 0092-8674 |
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