16. Evolution of Reproductive Organs in Vascular Plants
255
MUnster T, Pahnke J, Rosa AD, Kim IT, Martin W, Saedler H, Theissen G (1997) Floral
homeotic genes were recruited from homologous MADS-box genes preexisting in the
common ancestor of ferns and seed plants. Proc NatI Acad Sci USA 94:2415-2420
Parcy F, Nilsson 0, Busch MA, Lee I, Weigel D (1998) A genetic framework for floral
patterning. Nature 395:561-566
Purugganan MD, Rounsley SD, Schmidt RJ, Yanofsky MF (1995) Molecular evolution of
flower development: diversification of the plant MADS-box regulatory gene family.
Genetics 140:345-356
Purugganan MD (1997) The MADS-box floral homeotic gene lineages predate the origin of
seed plants: phylogenetic and molecular clock estimates. J Mol EvoI45:392-396
Rousley SD, Ditta GS, Yanofsky MF (1995) Diverse roles for MADS box genes inArabidopsis
development. Plant Cell 7:1259-1269
Rutledge R, Regan S, Nicolas 0, Fobert P, Cote C, Bosnich W, Kauffeldt C, Sunohara G,
Seguin A, Stewart D (1998) Characterization of an AGAMOUS homologue from the
conifer black spruce (Picea mariana) that produces floral homeotic conversions when
expressed in Arabidopsis. Plant J 15:625-634
Saito N, Nei M (1987) The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees. Mol BioI Evol 4:406-425
Savidge B, Rousley SD, Yanofsky MF (1995) Temporal relationship between the transcription of two Aravidopsis MADS box genes and the floral organ identity genes. Plant
Cell 7:721-733
Shore P, Sharrocks AD (1995) The MADS-box family of transcription factors. Eur J Biochem
229:1-13
Stewart WN, Rothwell GW (1993) Paleobotany and the evolution of plants. Cambridge
Univ Press, Cambridge
Tandre K, Svenson M, Svensson ME, Engstrom P (1998) Conservation of gene structure
and activity in the regulation of reproductive organ development of conifers and angiosperms. Plant J 15:615-623
Theissen G, Kim JT, Saedler H (1996) Classification and phylogeny of the MADS-box
multigene family suggest defined roles of MADS-box gene subfamilies in the morphological evolution of eukaryotes. J Mol EvoI43:484-516
Thompson JD, Higgins DG, Gibson TJ (1994) CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of
progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, positionspecific
gap penalties and weight matrix choice. Nucleic Acids Res 22:4673-4680
Weigel D, Meyerowitz EM (1993) Activation of floral homeotic genes in Arabidopsis. Science 261:1723-1726
Weigel D, Meyerowitz EM (1994) The ABCs of floral homeotic genes. Cell 78:203-209
255
MUnster T, Pahnke J, Rosa AD, Kim IT, Martin W, Saedler H, Theissen G (1997) Floral
homeotic genes were recruited from homologous MADS-box genes preexisting in the
common ancestor of ferns and seed plants. Proc NatI Acad Sci USA 94:2415-2420
Parcy F, Nilsson 0, Busch MA, Lee I, Weigel D (1998) A genetic framework for floral
patterning. Nature 395:561-566
Purugganan MD, Rounsley SD, Schmidt RJ, Yanofsky MF (1995) Molecular evolution of
flower development: diversification of the plant MADS-box regulatory gene family.
Genetics 140:345-356
Purugganan MD (1997) The MADS-box floral homeotic gene lineages predate the origin of
seed plants: phylogenetic and molecular clock estimates. J Mol EvoI45:392-396
Rousley SD, Ditta GS, Yanofsky MF (1995) Diverse roles for MADS box genes inArabidopsis
development. Plant Cell 7:1259-1269
Rutledge R, Regan S, Nicolas 0, Fobert P, Cote C, Bosnich W, Kauffeldt C, Sunohara G,
Seguin A, Stewart D (1998) Characterization of an AGAMOUS homologue from the
conifer black spruce (Picea mariana) that produces floral homeotic conversions when
expressed in Arabidopsis. Plant J 15:625-634
Saito N, Nei M (1987) The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees. Mol BioI Evol 4:406-425
Savidge B, Rousley SD, Yanofsky MF (1995) Temporal relationship between the transcription of two Aravidopsis MADS box genes and the floral organ identity genes. Plant
Cell 7:721-733
Shore P, Sharrocks AD (1995) The MADS-box family of transcription factors. Eur J Biochem
229:1-13
Stewart WN, Rothwell GW (1993) Paleobotany and the evolution of plants. Cambridge
Univ Press, Cambridge
Tandre K, Svenson M, Svensson ME, Engstrom P (1998) Conservation of gene structure
and activity in the regulation of reproductive organ development of conifers and angiosperms. Plant J 15:615-623
Theissen G, Kim JT, Saedler H (1996) Classification and phylogeny of the MADS-box
multigene family suggest defined roles of MADS-box gene subfamilies in the morphological evolution of eukaryotes. J Mol EvoI43:484-516
Thompson JD, Higgins DG, Gibson TJ (1994) CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of
progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, positionspecific
gap penalties and weight matrix choice. Nucleic Acids Res 22:4673-4680
Weigel D, Meyerowitz EM (1993) Activation of floral homeotic genes in Arabidopsis. Science 261:1723-1726
Weigel D, Meyerowitz EM (1994) The ABCs of floral homeotic genes. Cell 78:203-209