Coen ES et al. 1990

• Authors: Coen ES. Romero JM. Doyle S. Elliott R. Murphy G. Carpenter R.
• Title: floricaula: a homeotic gene required for flower development in antirrhinum majus.
• Reference location: Cell. 63(6):1311-22, 1990 Dec 21.
• Abstract: Plants carrying the floricaula (flo) mutation cannot make the transition from inflorescence to floral meristems and have indeterminate shoots in place of flowers. The flo-613 allele carries a Tam3 transposon insertion, which allowed the isolation of the flo locus. The flo gene encodes a putative protein (FLO) containing a proline-rich N-terminus and a highly acidic region. In situ hybridization shows that the flo gene is transiently expressed in the very early stages of flower development. The earliest expression seen is in bract primordia, followed by sepal, petal, and carpel primordia, but no expression is detected in stamen primordia. This pattern of expression has implications for how flo affects phyllotaxis, organ identity, and determinacy. We propose that flo interacts in a sequential manner with other homeotic genes affecting floral organ identity.

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