Changsong Yin

TL;DR: Results indicate that TDR is a key component of the molecular network regulating rice tapetum development and degeneration, and two genes, Os CP1 and Os c6, encoding a Cys protease and a protease inhibitor, were shown to be the likely direct targets of TDR.

TL;DR: OsC6 plays a crucial role in the development of lipidic orbicules and pollen exine during anther development in rice, and additional evidence is provided that the expression of OsC6 is positively regulated by a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, Tapetum Degeneration Retardation (TDR).

TL;DR: It is suggested that MADS3 is a key transcriptional regulator that functions in rice male reproductive development, at least in part, by modulating ROS levels through MT-1-4b.

TL;DR: A previously unknown role of the plant hormone jasmonic acid (JA) in determining rice (Oryza sativa) spikelet morphogenesis is reported and the role of JA in reproduction has diversified during the flowering plant evolution.

TL;DR: The isolation and characterization of three floral organ number4 (fon4) alleles and the cloning of the FON4 gene revealed it encodes a small putatively secreted protein, which is the putative ortholog of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) CLAVATA3 (CLV3) gene.