The ins and outs of the rice AGAMOUS subfamily.
Genes of the AGAMOUS subfamily have been shown to play crucial roles in reproductive organ identity determination, fruit, and seed development. They have been deeply studied in eudicot species and especially in Arabidopsis. Recently, the AGAMOUS subfamily of rice has been studied for their role in flower development and an enormous amount of data has been generated. In this review, we provide an overview of these data and discuss the conservation of gene functions between rice and Arabidopsis.
Department of Biosciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Ludovico
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Dreni
Michela
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Osnato
Martin M
MM
Kater
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D026161:MADS Domain Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics*
D026161:MADS Domain Proteins
Arabidopsis; floral development; reproductive biology; rice.; transcriptional control and transcription factors