How MIKC* MADS-box genes originated and evidence for their conserved function throughout the evolution of vascular plant gametophytes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 293-302

  Kwantes, Michiel ^a   Liebsch, Daniela ^a,b,d   Verelst, Wim ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gametophyte; Gene duplication; K domain; MADS; MIKC

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII; FERN; GAMETOPHYTE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; HAPLOID SPORE; MICK MADS GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOSS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; POLLEN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SELAGINELLA; SPOROPHYTE; VASCULAR PLANT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; FLOWER; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRYOPHYTES; CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII; EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SELAGINELLA MOELLENDORFFII; TRACHEOPHYTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENES, PLANT; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84862873606     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr200     Document Type: Article

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