Specification of reproductive meristems requires the combined function of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS and floral integrators FLOWERING LOCUS T and FD during Arabidopsis inflorescence development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 583-593

  Smith, Harley M S ^a   Ung, Nolan ^a   Lal, Shruti ^a   Courtier, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coflorescence; development; floral transition; flower specification; homeobox; inflorescence; shoot apical meristem

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; FD PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; STM PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLORESCENCE; MERISTEM; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INFLORESCENCE; MERISTEM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 78650668649     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq296     Document Type: Article

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