George Murphy

TL;DR: It is shown that Rht-B1/Rht-D1 and maize dwarf-8 (d8), are orthologues of the Arabidopsis Gibberellin Insensitive (GAI) gene, which encode proteins that resemble nuclear transcription factors and contain an SH2-like domain, indicating that phosphotyrosine may participate in gibberelli signalling.

TL;DR: The molecular cloning ofGAI and a closely related gene GRS is reported, indicating the involvement of GAI, SPY, and GAR2 in a signaling pathway that regulates GA responses negatively and suggests that GA modulates plant growth through derepression rather than through simple stimulation.

TL;DR: Analysis of the sequence revealed an average gene density of one gene every 4.8 kilobases, and 54% of the predicted genes had significant similarity to known genes, and other interesting features were found, such as the sequence of a disease-resistance gene locus, the distribution of retroelements, and the frequent occurrence of clustered gene families.

TL;DR: In situ hybridization shows that the flo gene is transiently expressed in the very early stages of flower development, which has implications for how flo affects phyllotaxis, organ identity, and determinacy.

TL;DR: FCA appears to be a component of a posttranscriptional cascade involved in the control of flowering time and the ratio and abundance of the different FCA transcripts were altered.