1998
Transposon sequences drive tissue‐specific expression of the maize regulatory gene R‐s
May B, Dellaporta S. Transposon sequences drive tissue‐specific expression of the maize regulatory gene R‐s. The Plant Journal 1998, 13: 241-247. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1998.00010.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubterminal repeatsCACTA transposon familyEncode transcription factorsEnhancer of transcriptionTissue-specific expressionRearrangement of genesIdentical coding regionsS subcomplexGene RNew splicingR locusMicroprojectile bombardmentMinimal promoterSplicing patternsTranscription factorsAleurone cellsTransposon sequencesTransposon familyCoding regionsExpression patternsS promoterUnusual promoterAnthocyanin synthesisInitiation siteR complexes
1989
Lc, a member of the maize R gene family responsible for tissue-specific anthocyanin production, encodes a protein similar to transcriptional activators and contains the myc-homology region.
Ludwig S, Habera L, Dellaporta S, Wessler S. Lc, a member of the maize R gene family responsible for tissue-specific anthocyanin production, encodes a protein similar to transcriptional activators and contains the myc-homology region. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 7092-7096. PMID: 2674946, PMCID: PMC298000, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.18.7092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR gene familyR genesTranscriptional activatorAnthocyanin pigmentationGene familyGene productsFunctional R genesMyc homology regionAnthocyanin biosynthetic pathwayAccumulation of transcriptsDifferent R genesGenomic clonesDimerization motifAcidic domainR locusTranscriptional activationCDNA sequenceBiosynthetic pathwayGene promoterRegulatory proteinsAnthocyanin productionLC proteinsGenesAmino acidsProtein
1988
Molecular Cloning of the Maize R-nj Allele by Transposon Tagging with Ac
Dellaporta S, Greenblatt I, Kermicle J, Hicks J, Wessler S. Molecular Cloning of the Maize R-nj Allele by Transposon Tagging with Ac. Stadler Genetics Symposia Series 1988, 263-282. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1037-2_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchR locusPurple anthocyanin pigmentsSegment of DNASignificant DNA homologyRegulatory lociMolecular cloningComplex locusTransposon tagAnthocyanin expressionMolecular evidenceDNA homologyGenetic studiesElement ActivatorRestriction fragmentsLociDistinct modulesAnthocyanin pigmentsPlantsSpecific organsPigment distributionAllelesComplex organizationCloningTransposonHomology