Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Multifunctional evolution of B and AGL6 MADS box genes in orchids

  • Hsing-Fun Hsu,
  • Wei-Han Chen,
  • Yi-Hsuan Shen,
  • Wei-Han Hsu,
  • Wan-Ting Mao,
  • Chang-Hsien Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21229-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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B class AP3/PI and AGL6-like MADS proteins determine lips and sepals/petals identities in orchids. Here, the authors characterize the extended function of OAP3/OPI/OAGL6 in regulating the specific structure of the lateral sepals, pigmentation/senescence of the perianth and abscission of the pedicel.