Empowering plant evo‐devo: Virus induced gene silencing validates new and emerging model systems

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DOI: 10.1002/bies.201100040 In the above article, I –the author- review and discuss recent applications of virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) to the field of evolution of development (evo-devo). For greater completeness of relevant references, I would like to acknowledge additional research in this area, which I unfortunately missed at the time I wrote the article. An article by Yellina et al. (2010) investigates the function of two C class AGAMOUS homologs in Eschscholzia californica (California poppy). Lee et al. (2005) use VIGS to investigate the role of the YABBY gene CRABSCLAW in nectary development in several core eudicots compared to a basal eudicot. These two articles constitute additional examples of VIGS successfully applied to evo-devo questions and should therefore have been included in Table 1. Lee, J.Y., Baum, S.F., Oh, S.H., Jiang, C.Z., Chen, J.C., and Bowman, J.L. (2005). Recruitment of CRABS CLAW to promote nectary development within the eudicot clade. Development 132, 5021–5032. Yellina, A.L., Orashakova, S., Lange, S., Erdmann, R., Leebens-Mack, J., and Becker, A. (2010). Floral homeotic C function genes repress specific B function genes in the carpel whorl of the basal eudicot California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). EvoDevo 1, 13.