Science (New York, N.Y.)Cucumis sativusIndoleacetic AcidsSignal TransductionEthylenesFlowers
ARF3-mediated auxin signaling is essential for sex determination in cucumber.
Lijie Han, Min Li, Chuang Li, Bosi Zhao, Zhongyi Wang, Ye Liu, Zhihan Liu, Yafei Huang, Liu Liu, Haoran Geng, Yuting He, Jingyu Guo, Shaoyun Wang, Liming Wang, Chaoheng Gu
Published: 202610.1126/science.adv2006
Abstract
Sex determination underpins genesis of male and female flowers with particularly important implications in plant breeding. Auxin and ethylene regulate femaleness in cucurbits. In this work, we identified an auxin response factor 3 (CsARF3) that plays…
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