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
1987
Inactivation of the maize transposable element Activator (Ac) is associated with its DNA modification.
Chomet P, Wessler S, Dellaporta S. Inactivation of the maize transposable element Activator (Ac) is associated with its DNA modification. The EMBO Journal 1987, 6: 295-302. PMID: 3034583, PMCID: PMC553394, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1987.tb04753.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Excision of Ds produces waxy proteins with a range of enzymatic activities.
Wessler S, Baran G, Varagona M, Dellaporta S. Excision of Ds produces waxy proteins with a range of enzymatic activities. The EMBO Journal 1986, 5: 2427-2432. PMID: 3780665, PMCID: PMC1167135, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04517.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDs insertionsGerminal derivativesEndosperm tissueWx proteinNew enzymatic propertiesDs elementEnzymatic activitySynthesis of amyloseExcision of DsMaize transposable elementsNatural populationsGenetic diversityTransposable elementsWaxy proteinExon sequencesDeletion derivativesWaxy locusWx geneAmino acidsEnzymatic propertiesProteinBPSpecific activityIntermediate levelsGenes