Morphological alterations by ectopic expression of the rice OsMADS4 gene in tobacco plants
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- Title
- Morphological alterations by ectopic expression of the rice OsMADS4 gene in tobacco plants
- Authors
- Kang, HG; An, GH
- Date Issued
- 2005-05
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Abstract
- OsMADS4, a rice MADS-box gene, is a member of the GLO/PI family that specifies the identity of petals and stamens in combination with other MADS-box genes. We report here the ectopic expression of OsMADS4 fused to the CaMV 35S promoter in tobacco plants. Transgenic plants carrying the CaMV 35S promoter::OsMADS4 construct generated mutant flowers with a mosaic carpel, in which the tissue around the nectary was elongated and the styles reduced. The fruits were distorted, but viable seeds did develop. These phenotypes mimicked those of transgenic tobacco plants that ectopically express Antirrhinum GLO. However, unlike GLO, OsMADS4 did not cause any homeotic change in the first whorl of the transgenic flowers. These results suggest that the functional role of OsMADS4 in the outer whorls has diverged from that of its dicot counterparts.
- Keywords
- flower development; GLO/PI; MADS box; rice; MADS BOX GENE; FLORAL ORGAN IDENTITY; HOMEOTIC GENE; CLASS-B; ARABIDOPSIS; APETALA3; ANTIRRHINUM; PISTILLATA; GLOBOSA; FAMILY
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/24626
- DOI
- 10.1007/S00299-005-0
- ISSN
- 0721-7714
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- PLANT CELL REPORTS, vol. 24, no. 2, page. 120 - 126, 2005-05
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