A novel allele of FILAMENTOUS FLOWER reveals new insights on the link between inflorescence and floral meristem organization and flower morphogenesis.docVIP

Lugassi et al. BMC Plant Biology 2010, 10:131 /1471-2229/10/131 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access A novel allele of Research article FILAMENTOUS FLOWER reveals new insights on the link between inflorescence and floral meristem organization and flower morphogenesis Nitsan Lugassi1, Naomi Nakayama2,3, Rachel Bochnik1 and Moriyah Zik*1 Abstract Background: The Arabidopsis FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL) gene encodes a YABBY (YAB) family putative transcription factor that has been implicated in specifying abaxial cell identities and thus regulating organ polarity of lateral organs.