Research report 2008 - Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Are MADS-box genes a key to the understanding of the development and evolution of land plant gametophytes?
Authors
Verelst, Wim; Münster, Thomas
Departments
Molekulare Pflanzengenetik (Prof. Dr. Heinz Saedler)
MPI für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung, Köln
Summary
MIKC* MADS-box proteins constitute a regulatory network controlling important processes in pollen development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Comparative analysis of function, evolution, and systems biology of the MIKC* transcription factor family may allow a deeper understanding of land plant gametophytes.