Agamous

For other uses, see Agamy.

Agamous (AG) is a homeotic gene and MADS-box transcription factor from Arabidopsis thaliana. The TAIR AGI number is AT4G18960.

The identity of a floral organ is determined by particular combinations of homeotic genes, these genes derive from a group of undifferentiated cells known as the floral meristem. The presence of the homeotic gene in Arabidopsis ceases all meristem activity and proceeds to facilitate the development of stamens and carpels.^[1]

References

1. Gómez-Mena, Concepción; Folter, Stefan de; Costa, Maria Manuela R.; Angenent, Gerco C.; Sablowski, Robert (2005-02-01). "Transcriptional program controlled by the floral homeotic gene AGAMOUS during early organogenesis". Development. 132 (3): 429–438. doi:10.1242/dev.01600. ISSN 0950-1991. PMID 15634696.

• Bowman JL, Smyth DR, Meyerowitz EM (May 1991). "Genetic interactions among floral homeotic genes of Arabidopsis". Development. 112 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1242/dev.112.1.1. PMID 1685111.
• Bowman JL, Drews GN, Meyerowitz EM (August 1991). "Expression of the Arabidopsis floral homeotic gene AGAMOUS is restricted to specific cell types late in flower development". Plant Cell. 3 (8): 749–58. doi:10.1105/tpc.3.8.749. PMC 160042. PMID 1726485.
• Drews GN, Bowman JL, Meyerowitz EM (June 1991). "Negative regulation of the Arabidopsis homeotic gene AGAMOUS by the APETALA2 product". Cell. 65 (6): 991–1002. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90551-9. PMID 1675158. S2CID 41241924.
• Yanofsky MF, Ma H, Bowman JL, Drews GN, Feldmann KA, Meyerowitz EM (July 1990). "The protein encoded by the Arabidopsis homeotic gene agamous resembles transcription factors". Nature. 346 (6279): 35–9. Bibcode:1990Natur.346...35Y. doi:10.1038/346035a0. PMID 1973265. S2CID 4323431.

External links

• Agamous gene information on AtEnsembl