Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: MtPI
• Gene Name: PISTILLATA
• Genome:
• Species: Medicago truncatula

Functional Descriptions:

• The B-class gene PISTILLATA (PI) codes for a MADS-box transcription factor required for floral organ identity in angiosperms.
• MtPI expression was maintained during the entire process of common primordia compartmentalization and later on during the development of petals and stamens.
• Together, these results strongly suggest that the phenotype of the mtap mutant is caused by a mutation in the MtPI gene, a conclusion also supported by the fact that the EMS mutant resembles the phenotype of MtPI-RNAi plants with reduced MtPI expression levels.
• Our analyses show that these genes are required for petal and stamen identity, where MtPI appears to play a predominant role.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  development ,  floral ,  stamen ,  floral-organ ,  organ-identity ,  pi

Literature:

• Analysis of B function in legumes: PISTILLATA proteins do not require the PI motif for floral organ development in Medicago truncatula.   DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.03939.x ;  PMID:  19500303

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: FJ403468.1
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Sequences:

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