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
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