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Aintegumenta And Aintegumenta-Like6 Regulate Auxin-Mediated Flower Development In Arabidopsis, Beth A. Krizek
Aintegumenta And Aintegumenta-Like6 Regulate Auxin-Mediated Flower Development In Arabidopsis, Beth A. Krizek
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Background: Two related genes encoding AP2/ERF-type transcription factors, AINTEGUMENTA (ANT) and AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE6 (AIL6), are important regulators of floral growth and patterning in Arabidopsis. Evidence suggests that these genes promote several aspects of flower development in response to auxin. To investigate the interplay of ANT, AIL6 and auxin during floral development, I have examined the phenotypic consequences of disrupting polar auxin transport in ant, ail6 and ant ail6 mutants by either genetic or chemical means.
Results: Plants containing mutations in ANT or AIL6 alone or in both genes together exhibit increased sensitivity to disruptions in polar auxin transport. …