The TRANSPARENT TESTA16 locus encodes the ARABIDOPSIS BSISTER MADS domain protein and is required for proper development and pigmentation of the seed coat

From: Plant Cell | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Debeaujon, Isabelle; Et al; Jond, Clarisse; Stewart, Amanda J; Nesi, Nathalie | Copyright information

Screening for seed pigmentation phenotypes in Arabidopsis led to the isolation of three allelic yellow-seeded mutants, which defined the novel TRANSPARENT TESTA 16 (TT16) locus. Cloning of TT16 was performed by T-DNA tagging and confirmed by genetic complementation and sequencing of two mutant alleles. TT16 encodes the ARABIDOPSIS BSISTER (ABS) MADS domain protein. ABS belongs to the recently identified "B-sister" (B^sub S^) clade, which contains genes of unknown function that are expressed m...

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