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
1999
Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development
Kramer E, Irish V. Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development. Nature 1999, 399: 144-148. PMID: 10335842, DOI: 10.1038/20172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mechanismsB-class genes APETALA3Expression patternsOrgan identity genesClasses of genesPI homologuesStamen identityMolecular genetic studiesOrgan identityArabidopsis thalianaPetal developmentFloral organsHigher eudicotsFlowering plantsAPETALA3Angiosperm petalsGenetic studiesGenesOrthologuesAngiospermsPetalsExpressionEudicotsThalianaHomologues
1997
Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica
Carr S, Irish V. Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica. Planta 1997, 201: 179-188. PMID: 9084216, DOI: 10.1007/bf01007702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFloral homeotic gene expressionFloral organ initiationFloral organ primordiaHomeotic gene expressionAmino acid sequenceOrgan initiationOrgan primordiaGene productsAcid sequenceHomologDevelopmental arrestExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular levelEarly arrestL. varPhenotypeSame familyArrestExpressionBrassicaceaeMeristemCauliflowerSpatial patternsOleracea