| Literature DB >> 14704206 |
Kalika Prasad1, Usha Vijayraghavan.
Abstract
Unlike many eudicot species, grasses have duplicated PI/GLO-like genes. Functional analysis of one of the rice PI/GLO paralogs, OsMADS2, is reported here. Our data demonstrate its essential role in lodicule development and implicate the second PI/GLO paralog, OsMADS4, to suffice for stamen specification. We provide the first evidence for differential contributions of grass PI/GLO paralogs in patterning second- and third-whorl floral organs.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14704206 PMCID: PMC1462876
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genetics ISSN: 0016-6731 Impact factor: 4.562