1999
Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize
Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Cell death and cell protection genes determine the fate of pistils in maize. Development 1999, 126: 435-441. PMID: 9876173, DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.3.435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPistil primordiaPistil cellsCell deathEar spikeletsSecondary floretsBisexual floral meristemCell death processFloral meristemFloral organsUnisexual flowersFunctional pistilsProtection genesDeath processPrimordiaSpikeletsFloretsPistilsGenesSexual maturationSelective eliminationMaizeNuclear degenerationEntire organCellsFate
1993
Sex determination in flowering plants.
Dellaporta S, Calderon-Urrea A. Sex determination in flowering plants. The Plant Cell 1993, 5: 1241-1251. PMID: 8281039, PMCID: PMC160357, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.5.10.1241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex determinationSex determination genesFloral organ primordiaExcellent model systemDetermination genesHomeotic genesOrgan primordiaUnisexual flowersPlant speciesHormone signalingFloral developmentSexual determinationMolecular biologyGenesNovel mechanismPlantsUnifying mechanismModel systemPhysiological levelsMechanism of actionUnique systemDioecyMonoecyPrimordiaFlowersSex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion
DeLong A, Calderon-Urrea A, Dellaporta S. Sex determination gene TASSELSEED2 of maize encodes a short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase required for stage-specific floral organ abortion. Cell 1993, 74: 757-768. PMID: 8358795, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90522-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental programShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenasesFemale developmental programMale developmental programsShort-chain alcohol dehydrogenaseAmino acid sequenceMutant plantsSexual fateFloral meristemOrgan primordiaUnisexual flowersOrgan abortionFloral structuresSomatic tissuesAcid sequenceMale inflorescencesAc excisionSignificant similarityStamen primordiaAlcohol dehydrogenasesPhenotypic instabilitySexual maturityPrimordiaAlcohol dehydrogenaseGynoecium
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