2021
A microProtein repressor complex in the shoot meristem controls the transition to flowering
Rodrigues VL, Dolde U, Sun B, Blaakmeer A, Straub D, Eguen T, Botterweg-Paredes E, Hong S, Graeff M, Li MW, Gendron JM, Wenkel S. A microProtein repressor complex in the shoot meristem controls the transition to flowering. Plant Physiology 2021, 187: 187-202. PMID: 34015131, PMCID: PMC8418433, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShoot apical meristemEarly flowering phenotypeGenetic suppressor screenPost-translational regulatorFloral repressionSuppressor screenChromatin modificationsFloral transitionFloral meristemRepressive complexesShoot meristemRepressor complexGenetic interactionsApical meristemCONSTANSEarly floweringShoot apexUndifferentiated stateJMJ14Sequencing studiesMeristemAdditional roleSum1MicroproteinsPlants
2018
Characterization of Two Growth Period QTLs Reveals Modification of PRR3 Genes During Soybean Domestication
Li MW, Liu W, Lam HM, Gendron JM. Characterization of Two Growth Period QTLs Reveals Modification of PRR3 Genes During Soybean Domestication. Plant And Cell Physiology 2018, 60: 407-420. PMID: 30418611, DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociTranscription repressor complexMultiple interval mappingCCT domainSoybean domesticationSoybean orthologsGrowth periodRepressor complexTrait lociGenomic regionsSoybean improvementGenetic networksSubcellular localizationInterval mappingTranscription factorsShort growth periodLociGp12GmFT2aGmFT5aE locusE2 locusGp11High expressionMutations