The Arabidopsis B-sister MADS-box protein, GORDITA, represses fruit growth and contributes to integument development

Plant Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-214

  Prasad, Kalika ^a,b   Zhang, Xiuwen ^a,c   Tobón, Emilio ^a   Ambrose, Barbara A ^a,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

AGL63; Cell expansion; Fruit growth; Integument development; MADS box B sister gene; Plant development

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIVISIONS; CELL EXPANSION; DOUBLE MUTANTS; FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS; FRUIT GROWTH; GENE PLANTS; MADS-BOX; MADS-BOX GENES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NOVEL FUNCTIONS; PATTERN FORMATION; SEED COATS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; PLANT EXPANSION; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

FRUITS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; PLANT RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ENLARGEMENT; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL ENLARGEMENT; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA, PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77952004146     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04139.x     Document Type: Article

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