title: Plant Architecture: The Long and the Short of Branching in Potato.
abstract: A new report details the interaction between two isoforms of an important BRANCHED1 (BRC1) transcription factor gene in potato. The regular long form inhibits lateral branching, like BRC1 in other species, but a modified protein that originates from alternative BRC1 splicing inhibits the long form and promotes lateral branching.
authors: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: philip.brewer@uq.edu.au.
authors: Philip B
authors: PB
authors: Brewer
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D022821:RNA Splice Sites; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D022821:RNA Splice Sites; D014157:Transcription Factors