[Chang-Hsien Yang] New Discovery of Genes Controlling Flower Number and Lip Symmetry in Phalaenopsis
Academician Chang-Hsien Yang and his team used virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) to demonstrate that the Phalaenopsis genes PaWOX3 and PaWOX3B regulate flower number and lateral organ development. Silencing either gene reduced the number of floral buds, while additional silencing with OAGL6-2 disrupted lip symmetry, indicating that PaWOX3 and PaWOX3B function redundantly with OAGL6-2 in maintaining the symmetric axis of the lip. This study was published in Plant and Cell Physiology (Hsu et al., 2024).
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