... in the control of floral organ identity. We show here that the sty mutant also displays alteration in leaf venation patterns and hypersensitivity towards auxin and polar auxin transport inhibitors, demonstrating that STY has a more general role in plant development. STY and LUG are shown to be orthologues...

... of stamen and carpel specification in rice, with DL as a novel gene controlling carpel identity and acting mutually and antagonistically to the class B gene, SPW1 . Rice Oryza sativa DROOPING LEAF SUPERWOMAN1 Floral mutants Floral organ identity Homeotic mutations MADS box...

...Dazhong Zhao; Qilu Yu; Min Chen; Hong Ma The Arabidopsis floral regulatory genes APETALA3 ( AP3 ) and PISTILLATA ( PI ) are required for the B function according to the ABC model for floral organ identity. AP3 and PI expression are positively regulated by the LEAFY ( LFY ) and UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS...