23 Results Found

Class 2 KNOX homeobox transcription factors (KNOX2) play a role in promoting cell differentiation in several plant developmental processes. In Arabidopsis, they antagonize the meristematic KNOX1 function during leaf development through the modulation...

Lignocellulosic biomass from the secondary cell walls of plants has a veritable potential to provide some of the most appropriate raw materials for producing second-generation biofuels. Therefore, we must first understand how plants synthesize these...

The Three Amino acid Loop Extension (TALE) proteins constitute an ancestral superclass of homeodomain transcription factors conserved in animals, plants and fungi. In plants they comprise two classes, KNOTTED1-LIKE homeobox (KNOX) and BEL1-like homeo...

In lily reproduction, the mechanism of formation of bulbs has been a hot topic. However, studies on stem bulblet formation are limited. Stem bulblets, formed in the leaf axils of under- and above-ground stems, provide lilies with a strong capacity fo...

The interaction between legume plants and soil bacteria rhizobia results in the formation of new organs on the plant roots, symbiotic nodules, where rhizobia fix atmospheric nitrogen. Symbiotic nodules represent a perfect model to trace how the pre-e...

This review is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Domenico Mariotti, who significantly contributed to establishing the Italian research community in Agricultural Genetics and carried out the first experiments of Agrobacterium-mediated plant genetic tra...

Knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factors are involved in plant development, playing complex roles in aerial organs. As Prunus species include important fruit tree crops of Italy, an exhaustive investigation of KNOX genes was performed usin...

Single three-amino acid loop extension (TALE) homeodomain proteins, including the KNOTTED-like (KNOX) and BEL-like (BELL) families in plants, usually work as heterodimeric transcription factor complexes to regulate different developmental processes,...

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a herbaceous plant that possesses significant medicinal value. Land salinization affects the growth of S. miltiorrhiza, resulting in a decline in its quality and yield. Knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX) genes are transcription fact...

The KNOX transcription factor plays crucial roles in regulating fiber growth in plants. Although the genome of ramie, an important fiber crop in China, is available, knotted related homeobox (KNOX) genes have not been systematically explored in this...

Branching is an important agronomic and economic trait in cut chrysanthemums. The axillary meristem (AM) formation of the axillary buds of cut chrysanthemums has a decisive role in its branching characteristics. However, little is known about the reg...

The three-amino-acid-loop-extension (TALE) gene family is a pivotal transcription factor that regulates the development of flower organs, flower meristem formation, organ morphogenesis and fruit development. A total of 17 genes of pomegranate TALE fa...

Leaf shape, as one of the clearest manifestations of plant morphology, shows considerable variation owing to genetics and the environment. Leaf initiation occurs in the peripheral zone of the SAM and goes through the three overlapping phases of leaf...

Homeobox (HB) genes play critical roles in regulating various aspects of plant growth and development. However, little is known about HB genes in bamboo. In this study, a total of 115 HB genes (PeHB001–PeHB115) were identified from moso bamboo...

Liriodendron chinense is a common ornamental tree that has attractive leaves, which is a valuable trait for use in landscape architecture. In this work, we aimed to identify the potential genes that control and regulate the development of L. chinense...

The TALE gene family is an important transcription factor family that regulates meristem formation, organ morphogenesis, signal transduction, and fruit development. A total of 24 genes of the TALE family were identified and analyzed in tomato. The 24...

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), a tropical crop of significant economic value, exhibits temperature-sensitive floral development. Here, we identified 23 TALE transcription factors (PeTALEs) and characterized their roles in floral organogenesi...

The establishment of dorsoventral polarity is a critical step in leaf morphogenesis, enabling the transition from radial primordia to flattened laminae. The MYB domain transcription factor ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) plays a central role in this process...

The development of both animals and plants relies on populations of pluripotent stem cells that provide the cellular raw materials for organ and tissue formation. Plant stem cell reservoirs are housed at the shoot and root tips in structures called m...

ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) and AS2 play essential roles in regulating leaf development in plants. However, their functional roles in soybean remain poorly understood. Here, we identified two members of the soybean AS1 gene family, GmAS1a and GmAS1c, wh...

Pinellia ternata is a medicinal plant that has important pharmacological value, and the bulbils serve as the primary reproductive organ; however, the mechanisms underlying bulbil initiation remain unclear. Here, we characterized bulbil development vi...

Seed physical dormancy, also known as hard-seededness, is a characteristic commonly found in higher plants, which functions to prevent water and oxygen from passing through the impermeable seed coat. Background: Notably, seed dormancy has emerged as...

The deposition of lignin in flesh parenchyma cells for pear stone cells, and excessive stone cells reduce the taste and quality of the fruit. The effect of metaxenia on the quality of fruit has been heavily studied, but the effect of metaxenia on sto...