Expansion and Functional Divergence of AP2 Group Genes in Spermatophytes Determined by Molecular Evolution and Arabidopsis Mutant Analysis

Expansion and Functional Divergence of AP2 Group Genes in Spermatophytes Determined by Molecular Evolution and Arabidopsis Mutant Analysis

The APETALA2 (AP2) genes represent the AP2 group within a large group of DNA-binding proteins called AP2/EREBP. The AP2 gene is functional and necessary for flower development, stem cell maintenance, and seed development, whereas the other members of AP2 group redundantly affect flowering time. Here...

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Main Authors: Pengkai Wang, Tielong Cheng, Mengzhu Lu, Guangxin Liu, Meiping Li, Jisen SHI, Ye Lu, Thomas Laux, Jinhui Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
arabidopsis mutants
functional divergence
Spermatophyte
Selective pressures
Phyllogeny
AP2 group gene
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01383/full

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