Ectopic expression of LLAG1, an AGAMOUS homologue from lily (Lilium longiflorum Thunb.) causes floral homeotic modifications in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 401, 2004, Pages 1391-1399

  Benedito, Vagner A ^a   Visser, Peter B ^a   Van Tuyl, Jaap M ^a   Angenent, Gerco C ^a   De Vries, Sacco C ^a   Krens, Frans A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABCDE model; Double flower; Flower architecture; Function analysis; MADS box genes; Phylogenetic study

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

FLORAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS AGAMOUS PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; LILY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGAMOUS PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, HOMEOBOX; LILIUM; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LILIUM; LILIUM LONGIFLORUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 2942586828     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh156     Document Type: Article

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