Sundstrom, JF, Nakayama, N, Glimelius, K, et al. 2006. Direct regulation of the floral homeotic APETALA1 gene by APETALA3 and PISTILLATA in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 46 (4): 593-600 MAY abstract | full text | article in pdf format

ueenie K.-G. Tan and Vivian F. Irish. 2006. The Arabidopsis zinc finger-homeodomain genes encode proteins with unique biochemical properties that are coordinately expressed during floral development. Plant Physiology. 140 (3): 1095-1108 MAR abstract | full text | article in pdf format

Lena C. Hileman, Sinéad Drea, Gemma de Martino, Amy Litt, Vivian F. Irish. 2005. Virus-induced gene silencing is an effective tool for assaying gene function in the basal eudicot species Papaver somniferum (opium poppy)
The Plant Journal 44(2): 334-341. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Naomi Nakayama, Juana M. Arroyo, Joseph Simorowski, Bruce May, Robert Martienssen, and Vivian F. Irish. 2005. Gene trap lines define domains of gene regulation in Arabidopsis petals and stamens. The Plant Cell 17(9): 2486-2506. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Martin Skipper, Kim B. Pedersen, Louise B. Johansen, Signe Frederiksen, Vivian F. Irish and Bo B. Johansen. 2005. Identification and quantification of expression levels of three FRUITFULL-like MADS-box genes from the orchid Dendrobium thyrsiflorum (Reichb. f.). Plant Science 169(3): 579-586. abstract (pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)

Vivian F. Irish, and Amy Litt. 2005. Flower development and evolution: gene duplication, diversification and redeployment. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 15(4): 454-460. abstract (pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)

Vivian F. Irish, and Philip Benfey. 2004. Growth and development - Something old, something new.... Current Opinion in Plant Biology 7(1): 1-3. abstract (pdf available from ScienceDirect at this link)

Yule Liu, Naomi Nakayama, Michael Schiff, Amy Litt, Vivian F. Irish, and S.P. Dinesh-Kumar. 2004. Virus induced gene silencing of a DEFICIENS ortholog in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Molecular Biology 54(5): 701-711. abstract (pdf available from Kluwer Online at this link)

Vivian F. Irish, and Philip Benfey. 2004. Beyond Arabidopsis. Translational biology meets evolutionary developmental biology. Plant Physiology 135(2): 611-614. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Xiping Wang, Suhua Feng, Naomi Nakayama, W.L. Crosby, Vivian F. Irish, Xing Wang Deng, and Ning Wei. 2003. The COP9 signalosome interacts with SCFUFO and participates in Arabidopsis flower development. The Plant Cell 15(5): 1071-1082. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Vivian F. Irish. 2003. Diversification of floral homeotic gene function. HortScience 38(7): 1328-1330. article at ASHS

Moriyah Zik, and Vivian F. Irish. 2003. Flower development: initiation, differentiation, and diversification. Annual Reviews in Cell Developmental Biology 19: 119-140. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Amy Litt, and Vivian F. Irish. 2003. Duplication and diversification in the APETALA1/FRUITFULL floral homeotic gene lineage: implications for the evolution of floral development. Genetics 165(2): 821-833. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Vivian F. Irish. 2003. The evolution of floral homeotic gene function. BioEssays 25(7): 637-646. abstract | article in pdf format

Rebecca S. Lamb, and Vivian F. Irish. 2003. Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 100(11): 6558-6563. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format | supplementary materials

Moriyah Zik, and Vivian F. Irish. 2003. Global identification of target genes regulated by APETALA3 and PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene action. The Plant Cell 15(1): 207-222. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Rebecca S. Lamb, Theresa A. Hill, Queenie K-G. Tan, and Vivian F. Irish. 2002. Regulation of APETALA3 floral homeotic gene expression by meristem identity genes. Development 129(9): 2079-2086. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

David A. Baum, John Doebley, Vivian F. Irish, and Elena M. Kramer. 2002. Response: Missing links: the genetic architecture of flower and floral diversification. Trends in Plant Science 7(1):31-34. abstract (full text and pdf available from this link)

Vivian F. Irish, and Pablo D. Jenik. 2001. Cell lineage, cell signaling, and the control of plant morphogenesis. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 11(4):424-430. abstract (full text and pdf available from this link)

Pablo D. Jenik, and Vivian F. Irish. 2001. The Arabidopsis floral homeotic gene APETALA3 differentially regulates intercellular signaling required for petal and stamen development. Development 128(1): 13-23. abstract | article in pdf format

Elena M. Kramer, and Vivian F. Irish. 2000. Evolution of the petal and stamen developmental programs: Evidence from comparative studies of the lower eudicots and basal angiosperms. International Journal of Plant Sciences 161 (6): S29-S40 Suppl. S. abstract | full text article | article in pdf format

Elena M. Kramer, and Vivian F.Irish. 1999. Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development
Nature 399 (6732): 144-148. full text article | article in pdf format

Elena M. Kramer, and Vivian F. Irish. 1998. Genetic and molecular analysis of angiosperm flower development. Advances in Botanical Research, Vol 28: Advances in Botanical Research Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology 28: 197-230 (not available online)