1995
Transposon‐mediated chromosomal rearrangements and gene duplications in the formation of the maize R‐r complex.
Walker E, Robbins T, Bureau T, Kermicle J, Dellaporta S. Transposon‐mediated chromosomal rearrangements and gene duplications in the formation of the maize R‐r complex. The EMBO Journal 1995, 14: 2350-2363. PMID: 7774593, PMCID: PMC398344, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb07230.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnthocyaninsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionCloning, MolecularDNA Transposable ElementsGene RearrangementGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, PlantGenome, PlantMeiosisModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPolymerase Chain ReactionRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerSeedsSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidZea maysConceptsR genesS subcomplexChromosomal rearrangementsPlant partsFunctional R genesGene duplicationCACTA familyR complexesTransposable elementsMicroprojectile bombardmentMaize tissuesMaize RMRNA populationsRearrangement breakpointsMeiotic instabilityGenomic DNAProgenitor elementsHomologous componentsSequence analysisElement sequencesAleurone layerGenesS geneAnthocyanin pigmentsSubcomplex
1991
Meiotic instability of the R-r complex arising from displaced intragenic exchange and intrachromosomal rearrangement.
Robbins T, Walker E, Kermicle J, Alleman M, Dellaporta S. Meiotic instability of the R-r complex arising from displaced intragenic exchange and intrachromosomal rearrangement. Genetics 1991, 129: 271-283. PMID: 1682214, PMCID: PMC1204576, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/129.1.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntragenic recombinationDerivative allelesTissue-specific transcriptional activatorPigment biosynthetic pathwayMultiple R genesRestriction site polymorphismsR complexesR genesSeed aspectsTranscriptional activatorIntrachromosomal rearrangementsSingle geneBiosynthetic pathwayPigmentation patternsMeiotic instabilityZea maysSite polymorphismGenesExchange eventsAllelesCryptic regionsUnequal exchangeR alleleComplexesDistinct regions