2009
tasselseed1 Is a Lipoxygenase Affecting Jasmonic Acid Signaling in Sex Determination of Maize
Acosta I, Laparra H, Romero SP, Schmelz E, Hamberg M, Mottinger JP, Moreno MA, Dellaporta SL. tasselseed1 Is a Lipoxygenase Affecting Jasmonic Acid Signaling in Sex Determination of Maize. Science 2009, 323: 262-265. PMID: 19131630, DOI: 10.1126/science.1164645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJasmonic acidSex determinationPlant hormone jasmonic acidBisexual floral meristemHormone jasmonic acidMale flower developmentCell death processJasmonic acid concentrationsUnisexual floretsStamen developmentStaminate floretsFloral meristemFlower developmentMutant ts1Pistil primordiaInflorescencesDeath processMaizeDevelopmental cascadeFloretsLipoxygenase activityMeristemBiosynthesisAcidPrimordia
1999
Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize
Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize. Development 1999, 126: 435-441. PMID: 9876173, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.3.435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPistil primordiaPistil cellsCell deathEar spikeletsSecondary floretsBisexual floral meristemCell death processFloral meristemFloral organsUnisexual flowersFunctional pistilsProtection genesDeath processPrimordiaSpikeletsFloretsPistilsGenesSexual maturationSelective eliminationMaizeNuclear degenerationEntire organCellsFate
1994
The Sex Determination Process in Maize
Dellaporta S, Calderon-Urrea A. The Sex Determination Process in Maize. Science 1994, 266: 1501-1505. PMID: 7985019, DOI: 10.1126/science.7985019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFloral tissuesBisexual floral meristemSex determination processSecondary sexual traitsStamen developmentFloral meristemSexual traitsOrgan primordiaPlant hormonesOrgan abortionSex determinationDifferent flowersGenetic determinantsSelective arrestPrimordiaFlowersMorphological characteristicsMaizePivotal roleDegeneration of cellsUnisexualityMonoecyMeristemComplex processGibberellin
1993
Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion
DeLong A, Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion. Cell 1993, 74: 757-768. PMID: 8358795, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90522-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental programShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenasesFemale developmental programMale developmental programsShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenaseAmino acid sequenceMutant plantsSexual fateFloral meristemOrgan primordiaUnisexual flowersOrgan abortionFloral structuresSomatic tissuesAcid sequenceMale inflorescencesAc excisionSignificant similarityStamen primordiaAlcohol dehydrogenasesPhenotypic instabilitySexual maturityPrimordiaAlcohol dehydrogenaseGynoecium