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