Coordination of flower development by homeotic master regulators

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 53 - 59
• Main Author: Ito, Toshiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2011; [Oxford, UK]: Pergamon: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: binding proteins; binding sites; chromatin; DNA-binding proteins; flowering; flowers; Flowers - genetics; Flowers - growth & development; gene expression; gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes, Homeobox - genetics; genome; genomics; homeotic genes; literature reviews; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; plants; Reproduction - genetics; signal transduction; transcription factors

▶ Key logic of homeotic proteins-combinatorial action and multi-functionality. ▶ Homeotic proteins control hormone synthesis/signaling for coordinated organogenesis. ▶ Homeotic proteins program chromatin to coordinate growth and differentiation. Floral homeotic genes encode transcription factors and...