Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Unlocking the Secret to Flower Development: How Genes Control Floral Reproduction

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
LEAFY and APETALA1 down-regulate ZINC FINGER PROTEIN 1 and 8 to release their repression on class B and C floral homeotic genes
Tieqiang Hu, Xiaohui Li, Liren Du, Darren Manuela, Mingli Xu

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The study investigated how certain genes control the development of flowers in plants. The researchers found that two specific genes, ZP1 and ZFP8, work together to prevent the activation of flower genes in leaves. However, when other key genes, LFY and AP1, are turned on in the flower buds, they reduce the activity of ZP1 and ZFP8, allowing the flower genes to be expressed. This process helps to regulate the development of reproductive organs in flowers.