Table 1C.

Role of individual MADS-box gene reported in non-seed plants.

Species	Type	Gene	Function	References
ALGAE
Chara globularis	MIKCC	CgMADS1	Haploid reproductive cell differentiation†	Tanabe et al., 2005
Clostridium peracerosum	MIKCC	CpMADS1	Haploid reproductive cell differentiation†	Tanabe et al., 2005
BRYOPHYTES
Moss
Physcomitrella patens	MIKCC	PpMADS-S	Sexual reproduction†	Hohe et al., 2002
Physcomitrella patens	MIKCC	PPM2	Nutrient supply and the development of sink tissues†	Quodt et al., 2007
Physcomitrella patens	MIKCC	PPM1, PPM2, PpMADS1	Diverse aspects in developmental program, including gametangia formation, sporophyte development and leaf morphogenesis*	Singer et al., 2007
Physcomitrella patens	MIKCC	PPM1, PPM2, PPMC6	Cell division and growth of gametophore internodes; formation of motile flagella in sperms*	Koshimizu et al., 2018
PTERIDOPHYTES
Lycophytes
Selaginella remotifolia	MIKCC	SrMADS1	Development of basic sporophytic tissues such as shoot, stem, and sporangium†	Tanabe et al., 2003
Selaginella moellendorffii	MIKC*	SmMADS2, SmMADS4, SmMADS10	Function in gametophytes†	Kwantes et al., 2012
Selaginella pallescens	MIKC*	SpMADS1, SpMADS2, SpMADS3	Function in gametophytes†	Kwantes et al., 2012
Ferns
Dryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott	MIKCC	DfMADS1	Spore germination and reproductive development†	Huang et al., 2014
Ophioglossum pendunculosum	MIKCC	OPM4	Role in reproduction†	Münster et al., 2002
Vandenboschia speciosa	MIKCC	VsMB2, VsMB4	Regulate changes in the alternation of two generations†	Ruiz-Estévez et al., 2017
Vandenboschia speciosa	MIKCC	VsMB3, VsMB7	Development of sporangia†	Ruiz-Estévez et al., 2017

^*Function determined based on knock-outs and knock-downs.

^†putative function assigned based on expression pattern.