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
2008
The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans
Srivastava M, Begovic E, Chapman J, Putnam NH, Hellsten U, Kawashima T, Kuo A, Mitros T, Salamov A, Carpenter ML, Signorovitch AY, Moreno MA, Kamm K, Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Shapiro H, Grigoriev IV, Buss LW, Schierwater B, Dellaporta SL, Rokhsar DS. The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans. Nature 2008, 454: 955-960. PMID: 18719581, DOI: 10.1038/nature07191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplest free-living animalsPlacozoan Trichoplax adhaerensWhole-genome phylogenetic analysisLife history stagesDiverse cell typesFree-living animalsMetazoan formsNuclear genomeCompact genomeTrichoplax adhaerensGene structureGene contentHistory stagesPhylogenetic analysisCellular complexityTranscription factorsPathway genesGenomeDevelopmental processesPlacozoansCell typesEumetazoansSyntenyBilateriansTrichoplax