2017
Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress
LeBlanc C, Zhang F, Mendez J, Lozano Y, Chatpar K, Irish V, Jacob Y. Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress. The Plant Journal 2017, 93: 377-386. PMID: 29161464, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRISPR/Green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9 systemFluorescent protein reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9Off-target mutationsArabidopsis plantsEukaryotic genomesDifferent organismsSomatic tissuesCitrus plantsCas9 systemDNA breaksReporter geneTarget mutagenesisTargeted mutationsMutation rateMutagenesisImportance of temperatureArabidopsisHeat stressPlantsMutationsQuantitative assayEukaryotes
2010
The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling
Mara CD, Huang T, Irish VF. The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling. The Plant Cell 2010, 22: 690-702. PMID: 20305124, PMCID: PMC2861465, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.065946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPetal identityBHLH transcription factorsDevelopmental signaling pathwaysSecond whorl organsBHLH proteinsLight signalingHelix proteinsAPETALA3Light responseTranscription factorsGene productsPistillataChlorophyll levelsSignaling pathwaysGenesRegulatory processesProteinAppropriate regulationHFR1ArabidopsisPhotomorphogenesisMutantsSepalsCarpelsPhytochrome
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceDNA PrimersGene ExpressionGenes, HomeoboxMADS Domain ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPlants, Genetically ModifiedConceptsGene 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
CYP78A5 encodes a cytochrome P450 that marks the shoot apical meristem boundary in Arabidopsis
Zondlo S, Irish V. CYP78A5 encodes a cytochrome P450 that marks the shoot apical meristem boundary in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal 1999, 19: 259-268. PMID: 10476073, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00523.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisBase SequenceCloning, MolecularCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDNA, PlantGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantIn Situ HybridizationMeristemMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhenotypePlants, Genetically ModifiedConceptsShoot apical meristemApical meristemMeristem functionFloral developmentReproductive shoot apical meristemPutative cytochrome P450 monooxygenaseCytochrome P450 monooxygenaseDifferentiation of cellsSHOOT MERISTEMLESSMultiple cell typesMutant backgroundOrgan primordiaCYP78A5Shoot structureMeristematic zoneP450 monooxygenaseMeristemGenesCell typesNormal developmentArabidopsisFirst memberCytochrome P450ExpressionDynamic patterns