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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

ZmSOC1, a MADS-box transcription factor from Zea mays, promotes flowering in Arabidopsis.

Suzhou Zhao, Yanzhong Luo, Zhanlu Zhang, Miaoyun Xu, Weibu Wang, Yangmin Zhao, Lan Zhang, Yunliu Fan, Lei Wang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Suzhou ZhaoBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. zhao.404@163.com.
Yanzhong LuoBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. yanzhongluo@163.com.
Zhanlu ZhangShenzhen Nongke Group CO., LTD, Shenzhen 518040, China. holyzzl@126.com.
Miaoyun XuBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. xumiaoyun@caas.cn.
Weibu WangShenzhen Nongke Group CO., LTD, Shenzhen 518040, China. wangwb628@sohu.com.
Yangmin ZhaoShenzhen Nongke Group CO., LTD, Shenzhen 518040, China. yangmin198715@126.com.
Lan ZhangBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. zhanglan01@caas.cn.
Yunliu FanBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. fan_yunliu@163.com.
Lei WangBiotechnology Research Institute/The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. wanglei01@caas.cn.
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNBeike Biotechnology (China) · CNSouthwest University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zea mays is an economically important crop, but its molecular mechanism of flowering remains largely uncharacterized. The gene, SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1), integrates multiple flowering signals to regulate floral transition in Arabidopsis. In this study, ZmSOC1 was isolated from Zea mays. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the ZmSOC1 protein contained a highly conserved MADS domain and a typical SOC1 motif. ZmSOC1 protein was localized in the nucleus in protoplasts and showed no transcriptional activation activity in yeast cells. ZmSOC1 was highly expressed in maize reproductive organs, including filaments, ear and endosperm, but expression was very low in embryos; on the other hand, the abiotic stresses could repress ZmSOC1 expression. Overexpression of ZmSOC1 resulted in early flowering in Arabidopsis through increasing the expression of AtLFY and AtAP1. Overall, these results suggest that ZmSOC1 is a flowering promoter in Arabidopsis.

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Abscisic AcidAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsComputational BiologyFlowersGene Expression Regulation, PlantMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPlant ProteinsPolyethylene GlycolsProtein Structure, TertiarySalicylic AcidSequence AlignmentStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidArabidopsis ProteinsPlant ProteinsPolyethylene GlycolsSalicylic AcidTranscription Factors

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