2006
Duplication, Diversification, and Comparative Genetics of Angiosperm MADS‐Box Genes
Irish V. Duplication, Diversification, and Comparative Genetics of Angiosperm MADS‐Box Genes. Advances In Botanical Research 2006, 44: 129-161. DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2296(06)44003-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMADS-box genesFunctional analysisVirus-induced geneConsiderable morphological diversityNonmodel speciesProtein evolutionComparative geneticsInformative taxaAngiosperm flowersPhylogenetic contextFlower developmentRegulatory evolutionModel speciesPhenotypic variationFloral morphologyMorphological diversityDevelopmental basisGenesDuplicationDiversificationSpeciesDiversityArabidopsisDevelopmental shiftSuch hypotheses
2003
Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages
Lamb RS, Irish VF. Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 6558-6563. PMID: 12746493, PMCID: PMC164485, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0631708100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene lineagesMADS-domain-containing transcription factorsGene productsHomeotic gene expression patternsDomain-containing transcription factorDifferent floral morphologiesC-terminal motifEncoded gene productsHomeotic gene productsC-terminal domainGene expression patternsStamen identityFunctional divergenceCore eudicotsPISTILLATA genesAPETALA3Floral morphologySequence motifsFloral structuresPerianth structureTranscription factorsExtensive similarityC-terminusDistinct functionsExpression patterns