In seed plants, leaves are born on radial shoots but unlike shoots they are determinate dorsiventral organs made of flat lamina. YABBY genes are found only in seed plants and in all cases studied, are expressed primarily in lateral organs and in a polar manner. Despite their simple expression, Arabi...
The goal of the project is to identify genes that make individuals more susceptible to bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) and to better understand the brain pathways involved in the disease.