The bHLH transcription factor SPATULA enables cytokinin signaling, and both activate auxin biosynthesis and transport genes at the medial domain of the gynoecium.

Fruits and seeds are the major food source on earth. Both derive from the gynoecium and, therefore, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms that guide the development of this organ of angiosperm species. In Arabidopsis, the gynoecium is composed of two congenitally fused carpels, where two domain...

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Main Authors: J Irepan Reyes-Olalde, Víctor M Zúñiga-Mayo, Joanna Serwatowska, Ricardo A Chavez Montes, Paulina Lozano-Sotomayor, Humberto Herrera-Ubaldo, Karla L Gonzalez-Aguilera, Patricia Ballester, Juan José Ripoll, Ignacio Ezquer, Dario Paolo, Alexander Heyl, Lucia Colombo, Martin F Yanofsky, Cristina Ferrandiz, Nayelli Marsch-Martínez, Stefan de Folter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5400277?pdf=render