Medea in full self-control

Medea, a loving but betrayed character from Greek mythology who murdered her own children, inspired the naming of an Arabidopsis regulatory protein involved in the control of endosperm development in the maturing seed. In contrast to the Medea of antiquity who, according to Euripides, cannot be call...

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Published in:Trends in plant science 2006-10, Vol.11 (10), p.469-471
Main Authors: Baubec, Tuncay, Scheid, Ortrun Mittelsten
Format: Article
Language:English
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Arabidopsis - embryology
Arabidopsis - genetics
Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gene expression regulation
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Gene Silencing
Models, Genetic
plant genetics
Plant physiology and development
plant proteins
Sexual reproduction
Vegetative and sexual reproduction, floral biology, fructification
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Summary:Medea, a loving but betrayed character from Greek mythology who murdered her own children, inspired the naming of an Arabidopsis regulatory protein involved in the control of endosperm development in the maturing seed. In contrast to the Medea of antiquity who, according to Euripides, cannot be called a model of self-control, three recent publications demonstrate that MEDEA in plants is in command of its own action by autoregulation.
ISSN:1360-1385
1878-4372
DOI:10.1016/j.tplants.2006.08.002