title: The Lateral suppressor (Ls) gene of tomato encodes a new member of the VHIID protein family.
abstract: The ability of the shoot apical meristem to multiply and distribute its meristematic potential through the formation of axillary meristems is essential for the diversity of forms and growth habits of higher plants. In the lateral suppressor mutant of tomato the initiation of axillary meristems is prevented, thus offering the unique opportunity to study the molecular mechanisms underlying this important function of the shoot apical meristem. We report here the isolation of the Lateral suppressor gene by positional cloning and show that the mutant phenotype is caused by a complete loss of function of a new member of the VHIID family of plant regulatory proteins.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Genetik, Universität zu Köln, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Theres
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020451:Contig Mapping; D003360:Cosmids; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000378:metabolism; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000235:genetics*; D018519:Meristem / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C109555:GAI protein, Arabidopsis; C050993:Galactose repressor proteins; D005875:Gibberellins; C117388:LS protein, Lycopersicon esculentum; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C100978:SCR protein, Arabidopsis; C007842:gibberellic acid