The floral quartet model of floral organ specification poses that different tetramers of MIKC-
type MADS-domain transcription factors control gene expression and hence the identity of …

The formation of flowers is one of the main models for studying the regulatory mechanisms
that underlie plant development and evolution. Over the past three decades, extensive …

Abnormal high temperature (HT) caused by global warming threatens plant survival and
food security, but the effects of HT on plant organ identity are elusive. Here, we show that …

Introduction Darwin famously characterized the rapid rise and early diversification of
flowering plants (angiosperms) in the fossil record as an “abominable mystery.” Identifying …

Intraspecific genetic incompatibilities prevent the assembly of specific alleles into single
genotypes and influence genome-and species-wide patterns of sequence variation. A …

Background Development of eukaryotic organisms is controlled by transcription factors that
trigger specific and global changes in gene expression programs. In plants, MADS-domain …

Floral homeotic transcription factors (TFs) act in a combinatorial manner to specify the organ
identities in the flower. However, the architecture and the function of the gene regulatory …

High temperatures have a great impact on plant reproductive development and subsequent
fruit and seed set, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well understood. We …

Background The initiation of flowering is an important developmental transition as it marks
the beginning of the reproductive phase in plants. The MADS-box transcription factors (TFs) …

The formulation of the ABC model by a handful of pioneer plant developmental geneticists
was a seminal event in the quest to answer a seemingly simple question: how are flowers …