2010
The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling
Mara CD, Huang T, Irish VF. The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling. The Plant Cell 2010, 22: 690-702. PMID: 20305124, PMCID: PMC2861465, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.065946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPetal identityBHLH transcription factorsDevelopmental signaling pathwaysSecond whorl organsBHLH proteinsLight signalingHelix proteinsAPETALA3Light responseTranscription factorsGene productsPistillataChlorophyll levelsSignaling pathwaysGenesRegulatory processesProteinAppropriate regulationHFR1ArabidopsisPhotomorphogenesisMutantsSepalsCarpelsPhytochrome
2006
Functional Analyses of Two Tomato APETALA3 Genes Demonstrate Diversification in Their Roles in Regulating Floral Development
de Martino G, Pan I, Emmanuel E, Levy A, Irish VF. Functional Analyses of Two Tomato APETALA3 Genes Demonstrate Diversification in Their Roles in Regulating Floral Development. The Plant Cell 2006, 18: 1833-1845. PMID: 16844904, PMCID: PMC1533988, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.042978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEvolution, MolecularFlowersMADS Domain ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhenotypePhylogenyPlant ProteinsRNA InterferenceSolanum lycopersicumConceptsCore eudicotsFloral developmentMADS-box transcription factorsDifferent expression domainsBox transcription factorFunctional differencesAP3 lineageAPETALA3 (AP3) geneEuAP3 lineageStamen identityAncestral roleStamen developmentHomeotic transformationsLineage genesExpression domainsBiochemical capabilitiesTranscription factorsFunctional analysisFunction mutationsGenesLineagesArabidopsisEudicotsEquivalent domainsExpression contributes
2003
Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages
Lamb RS, Irish VF. Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 6558-6563. PMID: 12746493, PMCID: PMC164485, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0631708100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene lineagesMADS-domain-containing transcription factorsGene productsHomeotic gene expression patternsDomain-containing transcription factorDifferent floral morphologiesC-terminal motifEncoded gene productsHomeotic gene productsC-terminal domainGene expression patternsStamen identityFunctional divergenceCore eudicotsPISTILLATA genesAPETALA3Floral morphologySequence motifsFloral structuresPerianth structureTranscription factorsExtensive similarityC-terminusDistinct functionsExpression patterns
1999
Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development
Kramer E, Irish V. Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development. Nature 1999, 399: 144-148. PMID: 10335842, DOI: 10.1038/20172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mechanismsB-class genes APETALA3Expression patternsOrgan identity genesClasses of genesPI homologuesStamen identityMolecular genetic studiesOrgan identityArabidopsis thalianaPetal developmentFloral organsHigher eudicotsFlowering plantsAPETALA3Angiosperm petalsGenetic studiesGenesOrthologuesAngiospermsPetalsExpressionEudicotsThalianaHomologuesPatterning the Flower
Irish V. Patterning the Flower. Developmental Biology 1999, 209: 211-220. PMID: 10328916, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Molecular Evolution of Genes Controlling Petal and Stamen Development: Duplication and Divergence Within the APETALA3 and PISTILLATA MADS-Box Gene Lineages
Kramer E, Dorit R, Irish V. Molecular Evolution of Genes Controlling Petal and Stamen Development: Duplication and Divergence Within the APETALA3 and PISTILLATA MADS-Box Gene Lineages. Genetics 1998, 149: 765-783. PMID: 9611190, PMCID: PMC1460198, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/149.2.765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenes, PlantHomeodomain ProteinsMADS Domain ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPapaverPhylogenyPlant ProteinsPlant StructuresPlants, MedicinalSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSolanum lycopersicumTranscription FactorsConceptsDuplication eventsGene lineagesLower eudicotHigher eudicotsPI genesMADS-box gene familyMajor duplication eventsFloral organ identityMultiple duplication eventsAP3 lineageStamen identityOrgan identityEudicot lineagesHomeotic genesDicot speciesMolecular evolutionStamen developmentGene familyAPETALA3Such genesEudicotsPistillataLineagesGenesSimilar functions
1997
Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica
Carr S, Irish V. Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica. Planta 1997, 201: 179-188. PMID: 9084216, DOI: 10.1007/bf01007702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFloral homeotic gene expressionFloral organ initiationFloral organ primordiaHomeotic gene expressionAmino acid sequenceOrgan initiationOrgan primordiaGene productsAcid sequenceHomologDevelopmental arrestExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular levelEarly arrestL. varPhenotypeSame familyArrestExpressionBrassicaceaeMeristemCauliflowerSpatial patternsOleracea
1996
Cellular Interactions Mediated by the HomeoticPISTILLATAGene Determine Cell Fate in theArabidopsisFlower
Bouhidel K, Irish V. Cellular Interactions Mediated by the HomeoticPISTILLATAGene Determine Cell Fate in theArabidopsisFlower. Developmental Biology 1996, 174: 22-31. PMID: 8626018, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeristematic cellsShoot apical meristem cellsShoot apical meristemDetermines cell fateCell-cell communicationApical meristem cellsDifferentiation of cellsArabidopsis plantsInner tissue layersArabidopsis flowersCoordinated divisionFloral organsPISTILLATA genesCell fateApical meristemFate mapMeristem cellsFloral primordiaChromosomal deletionsCellular interactionsFlowersEpidermal tissueInternal tissuesCellsPistillata