Taguchi-Shiobara, F., Yuan, Z., Hake, S., Jackson, D. (October 2001) The fasciated ear2 gene encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein that regulates shoot meristem proliferation in maize. Genes & Development, 15 (20). pp. 2755-2766. ISSN 0890-9369
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Abstract
The ability to initiate organs throughout the lifecycle is a unique feature of plant development that is executed by groups of stem cells called meristems. The balance between stem cell proliferation and organ initiation is carefully regulated and ensures that organs can be initiated in regular geometric patterns. To understand how this regulation is achieved, we isolated a novel mutant of maize, fasciated ear2 (fea2), which causes a massive overproliferation of the ear inflorescence meristem and a more modest effect on floral meristem size and organ number. We cloned the fea2 gene using transposon tagging, and it encodes a membrane localized leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein that is most closely related to CLAVATA2 from Arabidopsis. These findings provide evidence that the CLAVATA pathway for regulation of meristem size is functionally conserved throughout the angiosperms. A possible connection of fea2 to the control of crop yields is discussed.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | meristem stem cells fasciation leucine-rich repeat inflorescence morphogenesis DISEASE RESISTANCE GENES OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS STEM-CELL FATE APICAL MERISTEM HOMEOBOX GENE ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA FLORAL MERISTEM SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION VEGETATIVE SHOOT TOMATO CF-4 |
| Subjects: | organism description > plant > maize bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function > gene expression bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > meristem |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Jackson lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | October 2001 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2014 22:09 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2014 22:09 |
| PMCID: | PMC312812 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/29315 |
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