A Polycomb-group gene regulates homeotic gene expression in Arabidopsis

Justin Goodrich, Preeya Puangsomlee, Marta Martin, Deborah Long, Elliot M. Meyerowitz and George Coupland
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Justin Goodrich: John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research
Preeya Puangsomlee: John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research
Marta Martin: John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research
Deborah Long: John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research
Elliot M. Meyerowitz: California Institute of Technology
George Coupland: John Innes Centre for Plant Science Research

Nature, 1997, vol. 386, issue 6620, 44-51

Abstract: Abstract Cell fate is determined when the commitment of cells to a particular fate is autonomously maintained, irrespective of their environment. In Drosophila, fate determination is maintained through the action of the Polycomb-group and trithorax-group genes, which are required so that states of homeotic gene activity are inherited through cell division. It is shown here that the CURLY LEAF gene of Arabidopsis is necessary for stable repression of a floral homeotic gene and encodes a protein with homology to the product of the Polycomb-group gene Enhancer of zeste. We suggest that Polycomb-group genes have a similar role in fate determination in plants and animals.

Date: 1997
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