TCP and MADS-Box Transcription Factor Networks Regulate Heteromorphic Flower Type Identity in <i>Gerbera hybrida</i>
Yafei Zhao, Suvi Broholm, Feng Wang, Anneke S. Rijpkema, Tianying Lan, Victor A. Albert, Teemu H. Teeri, Paula Elomaa
Abstract
Our data demonstrate how interactions among and between the conserved floral regulators, TCP and MADS-box TFs, contribute to the evolution of the elaborate inflorescence architecture of Asteraceae.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMADS-boxInflorescencePetalGerberaTranscription factorPrimordiumBotanyGeneticsGeneArabidopsisMutantPlant Molecular Biology ResearchPlant Reproductive BiologyPlant Gene Expression Analysis