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Han K, Lai M, Zhao T, Yang X, An X, Chen Z. Plant YABBY transcription factors: a review of gene expression, biological functions, and prospects. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2025; 45:214-235. [PMID: 38830825 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2024.2344576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Transcription factors often contain several different functional regions, including DNA-binding domains, and play an important regulatory role in plant growth, development, and the response to external stimuli. YABYY transcription factors are plant-specific and contain two special domains (N-terminal C2C2 zinc-finger and C-terminal helix-loop-helix domains) that are indispensable. Specifically, YABBY transcription factors play key roles in maintaining the polarity of the adaxial-abaxial axis of leaves, as well as in regulating: vegetative and reproductive growth, hormone response, stress resistance, and secondary metabolite synthesis in plants. Recently, the identification and functional verification of YABBY transcription factors in different plants has increased. On this basis, we summarize recent advances in the: identification, classification, expression patterns, and functions of the YABBY transcription factor family. The normal expression and function of YABBY transcription factors rely on a regulatory network that is established through the interaction of YABBY family members with other genes. We discuss the interaction network of YABBY transcription factors during leaf polarity establishment and floral organ development. This article provides a reference for research on YABBY function, plant genetic improvement, and molecular breeding.
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- Kaiyuan Han
- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Tree Breeding and Ecological Restoration, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, National Energy R&D Center for Non-food Biomass, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Zhao S, Zhang Y, Tan M, Jiao J, Zhang C, Wu P, Feng K, Li L. Identification of YABBY Transcription Factors and Their Function in ABA and Salinity Response in Nelumbo nucifera. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:380. [PMID: 36679092 PMCID: PMC9866709 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The plant-specific transcription factor family YABBY plays important roles in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Although the function of YABBY has been identified in many species, systematic analysis in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is still relatively lacking. The present study aimed to characterize all of the YABBY genes in lotus and obtain better insights into NnYABBYs in response to salt stress by depending on ABA signaling. Here, we identified nine YABBY genes by searching the whole lotus genome based on the conserved YABBY domain. Further analysis showed that these members were distributed on six different chromosomes and named from YABBY1 to YABBY9, which were divided into five subgroups, including YAB1, YAB2, YAB5, INO, and CRC. The analysis of cis-elements in promotors revealed that NnYABBYs could be involved in plant hormone signaling and plant responses to abiotic stresses. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) showed that NnYABBYs could be up-regulated or down-regulated by ABA, fluridone, and salt treatment. Subcellular localization indicated that NnYABBY4, NnYABBY5, and NnYABBY6 were mainly localized in the cell membrane and cytoplasm. In addition, the intrinsic trans-activity of NnYABBY was tested by a Y2H assay, which revealed that NnYABBY4, NnYABBY5, and NnYABBY6 are deprived of such a property. This study provided a theoretical basis and reference for the functional research of YABBY for the molecular breeding of lotus.
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- Shuping Zhao
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Sheng Y, Hao Z, Peng Y, Liu S, Hu L, Shen Y, Shi J, Chen J. Morphological, phenological, and transcriptional analyses provide insight into the diverse flowering traits of a mutant of the relic woody plant Liriodendron chinense. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2021; 8:174. [PMID: 34333549 PMCID: PMC8325688 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00610-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Flowering is crucial to plant reproduction and controlled by multiple factors. However, the mechanisms underlying the regulation of flowering in perennial plants are still largely unknown. Here, we first report a super long blooming 1 (slb1) mutant of the relict tree Liriodendron chinense possessing a prolonged blooming period of more than 5 months, in contrast to the 1 month blooming period in the wild type (WT). Phenotypic characterization showed that earlier maturation of lateral shoots was caused by accelerated axillary bud fate, leading to the phenotype of continuous flowering in slb1 mutants. The transcriptional activity of genes related to hormone signaling (auxin, cytokinin, and strigolactone), nutrient availability, and oxidative stress relief further indicated active outgrowth of lateral buds in slb1 mutants. Interestingly, we discovered a unique FT splicing variant with intron retention specific to slb1 mutants, representing a potential causal mutation in the slb1 mutants. Surprisingly, most slb1 inbred offspring flowered precociously with shorter juvenility (~4 months) than that (usually 8-10 years) required in WT plants, indicating heritable variation underlying continuous flowering in slb1 mutants. This study reports an example of a perennial tree mutant that flowers continuously, providing a rare resource for both breeding and genetic research.
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- Yu Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Southern Tree Seed Inspection Center National Forestry Administration, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
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Chen YY, Hsiao YY, Li CI, Yeh CM, Mitsuda N, Yang HX, Chiu CC, Chang SB, Liu ZJ, Tsai WC. The ancestral duplicated DL/CRC orthologs, PeDL1 and PeDL2, function in orchid reproductive organ innovation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:5442-5461. [PMID: 33963755 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Orchid gynostemium, the fused organ of the androecium and gynoecium, and ovule development are unique developmental processes. Two DROOPING LEAF/CRABS CLAW (DL/CRC) genes, PeDL1 and PeDL2, were identified from the Phalaenopsis orchid genome and functionally characterized. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the most recent common ancestor of orchids contained the duplicated DL/CRC-like genes. Temporal and spatial expression analysis indicated that PeDL genes are specifically expressed in the gynostemium and at the early stages of ovule development. Both PeDLs could partially complement an Arabidopsis crc-1 mutant. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of PeDL1 and PeDL2 affected the number of protuberant ovule initials differentiated from the placenta. Transient overexpression of PeDL1 in Phalaenopsis orchids caused abnormal development of ovule and stigmatic cavity of gynostemium. PeDL1, but not PeDL2, could form a heterodimer with Phalaenopsis equestris CINCINNATA 8 (PeCIN8). Paralogous retention and subsequent divergence of the gene sequences of PeDL1 and PeDL2 in P. equestris might result in the differentiation of function and protein behaviors. These results reveal that the ancestral duplicated DL/CRC-like genes play important roles in orchid reproductive organ innovation.
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- You-Yi Chen
- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Statistics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, CAS, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences and Microbiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Orchid Research and Development Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Ma R, Huang B, Huang Z, Zhang Z. Genome-wide identification and analysis of the YABBY gene family in Moso Bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz). PeerJ 2021; 9:e11780. [PMID: 34327057 PMCID: PMC8310622 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The YABBY gene family is a family of small zinc finger transcription factors associated with plant morphogenesis, growth, and development. In particular, it is closely related to the development of polarity in the lateral organs of plants. Despite being studied extensively in many plant species, there is little information on genome-wide characterization of this gene family in Moso bamboo. METHODS In the present study, we identified 16 PeYABBY genes, which were unequally distributed on 11 chromosomes, through genome-wide analysis of high-quality genome sequences of M oso bamboo by bioinformatics tools and biotechnological tools. Gene expression under hormone stress conditions was verified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) experiments. RESULTS Based on peptide sequences and similarity of exon-intron structures, we classified the PeYABBY genes into four subfamilies. Analysis of putative cis-acting elements in promoters of these genes revealed that PeYABBYs contained a large number of hormone-responsive and stress-responsive elements. Expression analysis showed that they were expressed at a high level in Moso bamboo panicles, rhizomes, and leaves. Expression patterns of putative PeYABBY genes in different organs and hormone-treated were analyzed using RNA-seq data, results showed that some PeYABBY genes were responsive to gibberellin (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA), indicating that they may play an important role in plant hormone responses. Gene Ontology (GO) analyses of YABBY proteins indicated that they may be involved in many developmental processes, particularly high level of enrichment seen in plant leaf development. In summary, our results provide a comprehensive genome-wide study of the YABBY gene family in bamboos, which could be useful for further detailed studies of the function and evolution of the YABBY genes, and to provide a fundamental basis for the study of YABBY in Gramineae for resistance to stress and hormonal stress.
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- Ruifang Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Cultivation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Lin’an, China
- School of Forestry and Biotechnology, ZhejiangA&F University, Zhejiang, Lin’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Cultivation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Lin’an, China
- School of Forestry and Biotechnology, ZhejiangA&F University, Zhejiang, Lin’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Cultivation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Lin’an, China
- School of Forestry and Biotechnology, ZhejiangA&F University, Zhejiang, Lin’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Forest Cultivation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Lin’an, China
- School of Forestry and Biotechnology, ZhejiangA&F University, Zhejiang, Lin’an, China
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Yin X. Phyllotaxis: from classical knowledge to molecular genetics. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2021; 134:373-401. [PMID: 33550488 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01247-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Plant organs are repetitively generated at the shoot apical meristem (SAM) in recognizable patterns. This phenomenon, known as phyllotaxis, has long fascinated scientists from different disciplines. While we have an enriched body of knowledge on phyllotactic patterns, parameters, and transitions, only in the past 20 years, however, have we started to identify genes and elucidate genetic pathways that involved in phyllotaxis. In this review, I first summarize the classical knowledge of phyllotaxis from a morphological perspective. I then discuss recent advances in the regulation of phyllotaxis, from a molecular genetics perspective. I show that the morphological beauty of phyllotaxis we appreciate is the manifestation of many regulators, in addition to the critical role of auxin as a patterning signal, exerting their respective effects in a coordinated fashion either directly or indirectly in the SAM.
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- Xiaofeng Yin
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
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Romanova MA, Maksimova AI, Pawlowski K, Voitsekhovskaja OV. YABBY Genes in the Development and Evolution of Land Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4139. [PMID: 33923657 PMCID: PMC8074164 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mounting evidence from genomic and transcriptomic studies suggests that most genetic networks regulating the morphogenesis of land plant sporophytes were co-opted and modified from those already present in streptophyte algae and gametophytes of bryophytes sensu lato. However, thus far, no candidate genes have been identified that could be responsible for "planation", a conversion from a three-dimensional to a two-dimensional growth pattern. According to the telome theory, "planation" was required for the genesis of the leaf blade in the course of leaf evolution. The key transcription factors responsible for leaf blade development in angiosperms are YABBY proteins, which until recently were thought to be unique for seed plants. Yet, identification of a YABBY homologue in a green alga and the recent findings of YABBY homologues in lycophytes and hornworts suggest that YABBY proteins were already present in the last common ancestor of land plants. Thus, these transcriptional factors could have been involved in "planation", which fosters our understanding of the origin of leaves. Here, we summarise the current data on functions of YABBY proteins in the vegetative and reproductive development of diverse angiosperms and gymnosperms as well as in the development of lycophytes. Furthermore, we discuss a putative role of YABBY proteins in the genesis of multicellular shoot apical meristems and in the evolution of leaves in early divergent terrestrial plants.
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- Marina A. Romanova
- Department of Botany, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Nab. 7/9, 190034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Ecological Physiology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Professora Popova 2, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Ecological Physiology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Professora Popova 2, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, ul. Professora Popova 5, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Wu Y, Lei D, Su Z, Yang J, Zou J. HaYABBY Gene Is Associated with the Floral Development of Ligulate-Like Tubular Petal Mutant Plants of Sunflower. RUSS J GENET+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795420120145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang T, Li C, Li D, Liu Y, Yang X. Roles of YABBY transcription factors in the modulation of morphogenesis, development, and phytohormone and stress responses in plants. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2020; 133:751-763. [PMID: 33033876 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The YABBY family is a class of plant-specific transcription factors comprising a typical N-terminal C2C2-type zinc finger domain and a C-terminal helix-loop-helix YABBY domain. YABBY transcription factors play important roles in multiple biological processes, including polarity establishment in plant leaves, the formation and development of reproductive organs, the response to plant hormone signals, resistance to stress, crop breeding and agricultural production. The aim of this review is to summarize our current understanding of the roles, functions and value of the YABBY family in plants, with particular emphasis on new insights into the molecular and physiological mechanisms involved in the YABBY-mediated modulation of polarity establishment, morphogenesis and development, and phytohormone and stress responses in plants. In addition, we propose that this transcription factor family presents great value and potential for research, application and development in crop breeding and agricultural production in the future.
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- Tianpeng Zhang
- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, China.
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Gasser CS, Skinner DJ. Development and evolution of the unique ovules of flowering plants. Curr Top Dev Biol 2018; 131:373-399. [PMID: 30612624 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ovules are the precursors to seeds and as such are critical to plant propagation and food production. Mutant studies have led to the identification of numerous genes regulating ovule development. Genes encoding transcription factors have been shown to direct ovule spacing, ovule identity and integument formation. Particular co-regulators have now been associated with activities of some of these transcription factors, and other protein families including cell surface receptors have been shown to regulate ovule development. Hormone levels and transport, especially of auxin, have also been shown to play critical roles in ovule emergence and morphogenesis and to interact with the transcriptional regulators. Ovule diversification has been studied using orthologs of regulatory genes in divergent angiosperm groups. Combining modern genetic evidence with expanding knowledge of the fossil record illuminates the possible origin of the unique bitegmic ovules of angiosperms.
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- Charles S Gasser
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Gross T, Broholm S, Becker A. CRABS CLAW Acts as a Bifunctional Transcription Factor in Flower Development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:835. [PMID: 29973943 PMCID: PMC6019494 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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One of the crucial steps in the life cycle of angiosperms is the development of carpels. They are the most complex plant organs, harbor the seeds, and, after fertilization, develop into fruits and are thus an important ecological and economic trait. CRABS CLAW (CRC), a YABBY protein and putative transcription factor, is one of the major carpel developmental regulators in A. thaliana that includes a C2C2 zinc finger and a domain with similarities to an HMG box. CRC is involved in the regulation of processes such as carpel fusion and growth, floral meristem termination, and nectary formation. While its genetic interactions with other carpel development regulators are well described, its biochemical properties and molecular way of action remain unclear. We combined Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation, Yeast Two-Hybrid, and Yeast One-Hybrid analyzes to shed light on the molecular biology of CRC. Our results showed that CRC dimerizes, also with other YABBY proteins, via the YABBY domain, and that its DNA binding is mainly cooperative and is mediated by the YABBY domain. Further, we identified that CRC is involved in floral meristem termination via transcriptional repression while it acts as a transcriptional activator in nectary development and carpel fusion and growth control. This work increases our understanding on how YABBY transcription factors interact with other proteins and how they regulate their targets.
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- Thomas Gross
- Department of Biology, Institute of Botany, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Thomas Gross,
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- Biosciences and Environment Research Unit, Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Botany, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Integument Development in Arabidopsis Depends on Interaction of YABBY Protein INNER NO OUTER with Coactivators and Corepressors. Genetics 2017; 207:1489-1500. [PMID: 28971961 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.300140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Arabidopsis thaliana INNER NO OUTER (INO) is a YABBY protein that is essential for the initiation and development of the outer integument of ovules. Other YABBY proteins have been shown to be involved in both negative and positive regulation of expression of putative target genes. YABBY proteins have also been shown to interact with the corepressor LEUNIG (LUG) in several systems. In support of a repressive role for INO, we confirm that INO interacts with LUG and also find that INO directly interacts with SEUSS (SEU), a known corepressive partner of LUG. Further, we find that INO can directly interact with ADA2b/PROPORZ1 (PRZ1), a transcriptional coactivator that is known to interact with the histone acetyltransferase GENERAL CONTROL NONREPRESSIBLE PROTEIN 5 (GCN5, also known as HAG1). Mutations in LUG, SEU, and ADA2b/PRZ1 all lead to pleiotropic effects including a deficiency in the extension of the outer integument. Additive and synergistic effects of ada2b/prz1 and lug mutations on outer integument formation indicate that these two genes function independently to promote outer integument growth. The ino mutation is epistatic to both lug and ada2b/prz1 in the outer integument, and all three proteins are present in the nuclei of a common set of outer integument cells. This is consistent with a model where INO utilizes these coregulator proteins to activate and repress separate sets of target genes. Other Arabidopsis YABBY proteins were shown to also form complexes with ADA2b/PRZ1, and have been previously shown to interact with SEU and LUG. Thus, interaction with these corepressors and coactivator may represent a general mechanism to explain the positive and negative activities of YABBY proteins in transcriptional regulation. The LUG, SEU, and ADA2b/PRZ1 proteins would also separately be recruited to targets of other transcription factors, consistent with their roles as general coregulators, explaining the pleiotropic effects not associated with YABBY function.
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The differentiation of a leaf - from its inception as a semicircular bulge on the surface of the shoot apical meristem into a flattened structure with specialized upper and lower surfaces - is one of the most intensely studied processes in plant developmental biology. The large body of contemporary data on leaf dorsiventrality has its origin in the pioneering experiments of Ian Sussex, who carried out these studies as a PhD student in the early 1950s. Here, we review his original experiments in their historical context and describe our current understanding of this surprisingly complex process. Finally, we postulate possible candidates for the 'Sussex signal' - the elusive meristem-derived factor that first ignited interest in this important developmental problem.
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- Cris Kuhlemeier
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern CH-3013, Switzerland
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- Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen D-72076, Germany
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Tanaka W, Toriba T, Hirano HY. Three TOB1-related YABBY genes are required to maintain proper function of the spikelet and branch meristems in rice. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 215:825-839. [PMID: 28556940 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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YABBY genes play important roles in the development of lateral organs such as leaves and floral organs in Angiosperms. However, the function of YABBY genes is poorly understood in monocots. We focused on three rice (Oryza sativa) YABBY genes, TONGARI-BOUSHI (TOB1, TOB2, TOB3), which are closely related to Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL). To elucidate the function of these YABBY genes, we employed a reverse genetic approach. TOB genes were expressed in bract and lateral organ primordia, but not in meristems. RNAi knockdown of TOB2 or TOB3 in the tob1 mutant caused abnormal spikelet development. Furthermore, simultaneous knockdown of both TOB2 and TOB3 in tob1 affected not only spikelet, but also inflorescence development. In severe cases, the inflorescences comprised naked branches without spikelets. Analysis of inflorescence development at an early stage showed that the observed phenotypic defects were closely associated with a failure to initiate and maintain reproductive meristems. These results indicate that the TOB genes regulate the maintenance and fate of all reproductive meristems. It is likely that the function of FIL/TOB clade YABBY genes has been conserved between Arabidopsis and rice to maintain the proper function of meristems, even though these genes are expressed in lateral organ primordia.
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- Wakana Tanaka
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan
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Douglas SJ, Li B, Kliebenstein DJ, Nambara E, Riggs CD. A novel Filamentous Flower mutant suppresses brevipedicellus developmental defects and modulates glucosinolate and auxin levels. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177045. [PMID: 28493925 PMCID: PMC5426679 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BREVIPEDICELLUS (BP) encodes a class-I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factor that plays a critical role in conditioning a replication competent state in the apical meristem, and it also governs growth and cellular differentiation in internodes and pedicels. To search for factors that modify BP signaling, we conducted a suppressor screen on bp er (erecta) plants and identified a mutant that ameliorates many of the pleiotropic defects of the parent line. Map based cloning and complementation studies revealed that the defect lies in the FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL) gene, a member of the YABBY family of transcriptional regulators that contribute to meristem organization and function, phyllotaxy, leaf and floral organ growth and polarity, and are also known to repress KNOX gene expression. Genetic and cytological analyses of the fil-10 suppressor line indicate that the role of FIL in promoting growth is independent of its previously characterized influences on meristem identity and lateral organ polarity, and likely occurs non-cell-autonomously from superior floral organs. Transcription profiling of inflorescences revealed that FIL downregulates numerous transcription factors which in turn may subordinately regulate inflorescence architecture. In addition, FIL, directly or indirectly, activates over a dozen genes involved in glucosinolate production in part by activating MYB28, a known activator of many aliphatic glucosinolate biosynthesis genes. In the bp er fil-10 suppressor mutant background, enhanced expression of CYP71A13, AMIDASE1 (AMI) and NITRILASE genes suggest that auxin levels can be modulated by shunting glucosinolate metabolites into the IAA biosynthetic pathway, and increased IAA levels in the bp er fil-10 suppressor accompany enhanced internode and pedicel elongation. We propose that FIL acts to oppose KNOX1 gene function through a complex regulatory network that involves changes in secondary metabolites and auxin.
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- Scott J. Douglas
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- DynaMo Center of Excellence, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Gene Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for the Analysis of Gene Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pfannebecker KC, Lange M, Rupp O, Becker A. An Evolutionary Framework for Carpel Developmental Control Genes. Mol Biol Evol 2017; 34:330-348. [PMID: 28049761 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carpels are the female reproductive organs of flowering plants (angiosperms), enclose the ovules, and develop into fruits. The presence of carpels unites angiosperms, and they are suggested to be the most important autapomorphy of the angiosperms, e.g., they prevent inbreeding and allow efficient seed dispersal. Many transcriptional regulators and coregulators essential for carpel development are encoded by diverse gene families and well characterized in Arabidopsis thaliana. Among these regulators are AGAMOUS (AG), ETTIN (ETT), LEUNIG (LUG), SEUSS (SEU), SHORT INTERNODE/STYLISH (SHI/STY), and SEPALLATA1, 2, 3, 4 (SEP1, 2, 3, 4). However, the timing of the origin and their subsequent molecular evolution of these carpel developmental regulators are largely unknown. Here, we have sampled homologs of these carpel developmental regulators from the sequenced genomes of a wide taxonomic sampling of the land plants, such as Physcomitrella patens, Selaginella moellendorfii, Picea abies, and several angiosperms. Careful phylogenetic analyses were carried out that provide a phylogenetic background for the different gene families and provide minimal estimates for the ages of these developmental regulators. Our analyses and published work show that LUG-, SEU-, and SHI/STY-like genes were already present in the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) of all land plants, AG- and SEP-like genes were present in the MRCA of seed plants and their origin may coincide with the ξ Whole Genome Duplication. Our work shows that the carpel development regulatory network was, in part, recruited from preexisting network components that were present in the MRCA of angiosperms and modified to regulate gynoecium development.
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- Kai C Pfannebecker
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Botany, Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen, Germany
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Nimmakayala P, Abburi VL, Saminathan T, Alaparthi SB, Almeida A, Davenport B, Nadimi M, Davidson J, Tonapi K, Yadav L, Malkaram S, Vajja G, Hankins G, Harris R, Park M, Choi D, Stommel J, Reddy UK. Genome-wide Diversity and Association Mapping for Capsaicinoids and Fruit Weight in Capsicum annuum L. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38081. [PMID: 27901114 PMCID: PMC5128918 DOI: 10.1038/srep38081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Accumulated capsaicinoid content and increased fruit size are traits resulting from Capsicum annuum domestication. In this study, we used a diverse collection of C. annuum to generate 66,960 SNPs using genotyping by sequencing. The study identified 1189 haplotypes containing 3413 SNPs. Length of individual linkage disequilibrium (LD) blocks varied along chromosomes, with regions of high and low LD interspersed with an average LD of 139 kb. Principal component analysis (PCA), Bayesian model based population structure analysis and an Euclidean tree built based on identity by state (IBS) indices revealed that the clustering pattern of diverse accessions are in agreement with capsaicin content (CA) and fruit weight (FW) classifications indicating the importance of these traits in shaping modern pepper genome. PCA and IBS were used in a mixed linear model of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin content and fruit weight to reduce spurious associations because of confounding effects of subpopulations in genome-wide association study (GWAS). Our GWAS results showed SNPs in Ankyrin-like protein, IKI3 family protein, ABC transporter G family and pentatricopeptide repeat protein are the major markers for capsaicinoids and of 16 SNPs strongly associated with FW in both years of the study, 7 are located in known fruit weight controlling genes.
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- Padma Nimmakayala
- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-321, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-321, Republic of Korea
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- Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory (USDA, ARS), Beltsville, MD-20705, USA
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute and Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV-25112, USA
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Yang C, Ma Y, Li J. The rice YABBY4 gene regulates plant growth and development through modulating the gibberellin pathway. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:5545-5556. [PMID: 27578842 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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YABBY genes encode seed plant-specific transcription factors that play pivotal roles in diverse aspects of leaf, shoot, and flower development. Members of the YABBY gene family are primarily expressed in lateral organs in a polar manner and function to specify abaxial cell fate in dicotyledons, but this polar expression is not conserved in monocotyledons. The function of YABBY genes is therefore not well understood in monocotyledons. Here we show that overexpression of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) YABBY4 gene (OsYABBY4) leads to a semi-dwarf phenotype, abnormal development in the uppermost internode, an increased number of floral organs, and insensitivity to gibberellin (GA) treatment. We report on an important role for OsYABBY4 in negative control of the expression of a GA biosynthetic gene by binding to the promoter region of the gibberellin 20-oxidase 2 gene (GA20ox2), which is a direct target of SLR1 (the sole DELLA protein negatively controlling GA responses in rice). OsYABBY4 also suppresses the expression level of SLR1 and interacts with SLR1 protein. The interaction inhibits GA-dependent degradation of SLR1 and therefore leads to GA insensitivity. These data together suggest that OsYABBY4 serves as a DNA-binding intermediate protein for SLR1 and is associated with the GA signaling pathway regulating gene expression during plant growth and development.
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- Chao Yang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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Morioka K, Yockteng R, Almeida AMR, Specht CD. Loss of YABBY2-Like Gene Expression May Underlie the Evolution of the Laminar Style in Canna and Contribute to Floral Morphological Diversity in the Zingiberales. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1106. [PMID: 26734021 PMCID: PMC4679924 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Zingiberales is an order of tropical monocots that exhibits diverse floral morphologies. The evolution of petaloid, laminar stamens, staminodes, and styles contributes to this diversity. The laminar style is a derived trait in the family Cannaceae and plays an important role in pollination as its surface is used for secondary pollen presentation. Previous work in the Zingiberales has implicated YABBY2-like genes, which function in promoting laminar outgrowth, in the evolution of stamen morphology. Here, we investigate the evolution and expression of Zingiberales YABBY2-like genes in order to understand the evolution of the laminar style in Canna. Phylogenetic analyses show that multiple duplication events have occurred in this gene lineage prior to the diversification of the Zingiberales. Reverse transcription-PCR in Canna, Costus, and Musa reveals differential expression across floral organs, taxa, and gene copies, and a role for YABBY2-like genes in the evolution of the laminar style is proposed. Selection tests indicate that almost all sites in conserved domains are under purifying selection, consistent with their functional relevance, and a motif unique to monocot YABBY2-like genes is identified. These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of floral morphologies.
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- Kelsie Morioka
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Department of Integrative Biology and the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Department of Integrative Biology and the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, USA
- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA), Centro de Investigaciones TibaitatáTibaitatá, Colombia
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, UMR 7205 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Muséum National d'Histoire NaturelleParis, France
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Department of Integrative Biology and the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, USA
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Genética e Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal da BahiaSalvador, Brazil
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Department of Integrative Biology and the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA, USA
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Lee JE, Lampugnani ER, Bacic A, Golz JF. SEUSS and SEUSS-LIKE 2 coordinate auxin distribution and KNOXI activity during embryogenesis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 80:122-35. [PMID: 25060324 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In Arabidopsis, SEUSS (SEU) and SEUSS-LIKE 2 (SLK2) are components of the LEUNIG (LUG) repressor complex that coordinates various aspects of post-embryonic development. The complex also plays a critical role during embryogenesis, as seu slk2 double mutants have small, narrow cotyledons and lack a shoot apical meristem (SAM). Here we show that seu slk2 double mutant embryos exhibit delayed cotyledon outgrowth and that this is associated with altered PIN-FORMED1 (PIN1) expression and localisation during the early stages of embryogenesis. These observations suggest that SEU and SLK2 promote the transition to bilateral symmetry by modulating auxin distribution in the embryonic shoot. This study also shows that loss of SAM formation in seu slk2 mutants is associated with reduced expression of the class I KNOX (KNOXI) genes SHOOTMERISTEMLESS (STM), BREVIPEDICELLUS and KNAT2. Furthermore, elevating STM expression in seu slk2 mutant embryos was sufficient to restore SAM formation but not post-embryonic activity, while both SAM formation and activity were rescued when SLK2 expression was restored in either the cotyledons or boundary regions. These results demonstrate that SEU and SLK2 function redundantly to promote embryonic shoot development and likely act through a non-cell autonomous pathway to promote KNOXI activity.
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- Joanne E Lee
- Genetics Department, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, Vic., 3010, Australia
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Lee SW, Feugier FG, Morishita Y. Canalization-based vein formation in a growing leaf. J Theor Biol 2014; 353:104-20. [PMID: 24632445 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vein formation is an important process in plant leaf development. The phytohormone auxin is known as the most important molecule for the control of venation patterning; and the canalization model, in which cells experiencing higher auxin flux differentiate into specific cells for auxin transportation, is widely accepted. To date, several mathematical models based on the canalization hypothesis have been proposed that have succeeded in reproducing vein patterns similar to those observed in actual leaves. However, most previous studies focused on patterning in fixed domains, and, in a few exceptional studies, limited tissue growth - such as cell proliferation at leaf margins and small deformations without large changes in cell number - were dealt with. Considering that, in actual leaf development, venation patterning occurs in an exponentially growing tissue, whether the canalization hypothesis still applies is an important issue to be addressed. In this study, we first show through a pilot simulation that the coupling of chemical dynamics for canalization and tissue growth as independent models cannot reproduce normal venation patterning. We then examine conditions sufficient for achieving normal patterning in a growing leaf by introducing various constraints on chemical dynamics, tissue growth, and cell mechanics; in doing so, we found that auxin flux- or differentiation-dependent modification of the cell cycle and elasticity of cell edges are essential. The predictions given by our simulation study will serve as guideposts in experiments aimed at finding the key factors for achieving normal venation patterning in developing plant leaves.
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- Sang-Woo Lee
- Laboratory for Developmental Morphogeometry, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Laboratory for Developmental Morphogeometry, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
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A complete understanding of the genetic control of flower development requires a comparative approach, involving species from across the angiosperm lineage. Using the accessible model plant Arabidopsis thaliana many of the genetic pathways that control development of the reproductive growth phase have been delineated. Research in other species has added to this knowledge base, revealing that, despite the myriad of floral forms found in nature, the genetic blueprint of flower development is largely conserved. However, these same studies have also highlighted differences in the way flowering is controlled in evolutionarily diverse species. Here, we review flower development in the eudicot asterid lineage, a group of plants that diverged from the rosid family, which includes Arabidopsis, 120 million years ago. Work on model species such as Antirrhinum majus, Petunia hybrida, and Gerbera hybrida has prompted a reexamination of textbook models of flower development; revealed novel mechanisms controlling floral gene expression; provided a means to trace evolution of key regulatory genes; and stimulated discussion about genetic redundancy and the fate of duplicated genes.
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- Barry Causier
- Centre for Plant Sciences, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Xiang J, Liu RQ, Li TM, Han LJ, Zou Y, Xu TF, Wei JY, Wang YJ, Xu Y. Isolation and characterization of two VpYABBY genes from wild Chinese Vitis pseudoreticulata. PROTOPLASMA 2013; 250:1315-1325. [PMID: 23728789 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-013-0514-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The establishment of abaxial-adaxial polarity is an important feature of the development of lateral organs in plants. Members of the YABBY gene family may be specific to seed-plant-specific transcriptional regulators that play critical roles in promoting abaxial cell fate in the model eudicot, Arabidopsis thaliana. However, recent study has shown that the roles of YABBY genes are not conserved in the development of angiosperms. The establishment of abaxial-adaxial polarity has not been studied in perennial fruit crops. Grapes are an important fruit crop in many regions of the world. Investigating YABBY genes in grapevines should help us to discover more about the key genetic and molecular pathways in grapevine development. To understand the characterization of YABBY genes in grapevines, two YABBY genes, VpYABBY1 (GenBank accession No. KC139089) and VpYABBY2 (GenBank accession No. KC139090), were isolated from the wild Chinese species Vitis pseudoreticulata. Both of these encode YABBY proteins. Sequence characterization and phylogenetic analyses show that VpYABBY1 is group classified into the FIL subfamily while VpYABBY2 is a member of the YAB2 subfamily of Arabidopsis thaliana. Subcellular localization analysis indicates that VpYABBY1 and VpYABBY2 proteins are localized in the nucleus. Tissue specific expressional analysis reveals that VpYABBY1 is expressed strongly in young leaves of grape but only weakly in the mature leaves. Meanwhile, VpYABBY2 is expressed in grape stems, flowers, tendrils, and leaves. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants ectopically expressing VpYABBY1 caused the partial abaxialization of the adaxial epidermises of leaves, behaving similarly to those over-expressing FIL or YAB3 with abaxialized lateral organs. By contrast, ectopic expression of VpYABBY2 in Arabidopsis did not cause any alteration in the adaxial-abaxial polarity. Sequence characterization and phylogenetic analysis revealed that VpYABBY1 and VpYABBY2 are group-classified into two different subfamilies. They have diverged functionally in the control of lateral organ development. VpYABBY1 may have a function in leaf development, while VpYABBY2 may play a specific role in carpel development and grape berry morphogenesis. It is further possible that during the evolution of different species, YABBY family members have preserved different expression regulatory systems and functions.
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- J Xiang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas (Northwest A&F University), Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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Vosnakis N, Maiden A, Kourmpetli S, Hands P, Sharples D, Drea S. A FILAMENTOUS FLOWER orthologue plays a key role in leaf patterning in opium poppy. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 72:662-673. [PMID: 22816617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2012.05112.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The plant-specific YABBY genes were initially defined by their roles in determining abaxial/adaxial cell fate in lateral organs of eudicots, and repressing meristematic genes in differentiating tissues such as leaves. In Arabidopsis thaliana FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL) is also required for inflorescence and floral meristem establishment and flower development in a pathway involving the floral transition and identity genes. Here we describe the characterization of a FIL orthologue from the basal eudicot, Papaver somniferum (the opium poppy), and demonstrate a role for the gene in patterning the highly lobed leaf of the poppy. Silencing of PapsFIL using viral-induced gene silencing resulted in leaves of reduced laminar area, more pronounced margin serration and, in some cases, leaf bifurcation. In contrast, the gene does not appear to affect the development of the flower, and these variations in function are discussed in relation to its taxonomic position as a basal eudicot and its determinate growth habit.
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- Nikolaos Vosnakis
- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leciester LE1 7RH, UK
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Bonaccorso O, Lee JE, Puah L, Scutt CP, Golz JF. FILAMENTOUS FLOWER controls lateral organ development by acting as both an activator and a repressor. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 12:176. [PMID: 23025792 PMCID: PMC3520853 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The YABBY (YAB) family of transcription factors participate in a diverse range of processes that include leaf and floral patterning, organ growth, and the control of shoot apical meristem organisation and activity. How these disparate functions are regulated is not clear, but based on interactions with the LEUNIG-class of co-repressors, it has been proposed that YABs act as transcriptional repressors. In the light of recent work showing that DNA-binding proteins associated with the yeast co-repressor TUP1 can also function as activators, we have examined the transcriptional activity of the YABs. RESULTS Of the four Arabidopsis YABs tested in yeast, only FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL) activated reporter gene expression. Similar analysis with Antirrhinum YABs identified the FIL ortholog GRAMINIFOLIA as an activator. Plant-based transactivation assays not only confirmed the potential of FIL to activate transcription, but also extended this property to the FIL paralog YABBY3 (YAB3). Subsequent transcriptomic analysis of lines expressing a steroid-inducible FIL protein revealed groups of genes that responded either positively or negatively to YAB induction. Included in the positively regulated group of genes were the polarity regulators KANADI1 (KAN1), AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 4 (ARF4) and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1). We also show that modifying FIL to function as an obligate repressor causes strong yab loss-of-function phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Collectively these data show that FIL functions as a transcriptional activator in plants and that this activity is involved in leaf patterning. Interestingly, our study also supports the idea that FIL can act as a repressor, as transcriptomic analysis identified negatively regulated FIL-response genes. To reconcile these observations, we propose that YABs are bifunctional transcription factors that participate in both positive and negative regulation. These findings fit a model of leaf development in which adaxial/abaxial patterning is maintained by a regulatory network consisting of positive feedback loops.
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- Oliver Bonaccorso
- Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, UMR 5667- CNRS/INRA/Université de Lyon, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46, allée d'Italie 69364, Lyon Cedex, 07, France
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- Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Causier B, Lloyd J, Stevens L, Davies B. TOPLESS co-repressor interactions and their evolutionary conservation in plants. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:325-8. [PMID: 22476455 PMCID: PMC3443911 DOI: 10.4161/psb.19283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Large-scale protein-protein interaction studies recently demonstrated that the Arabidopsis TPL/TPR family of transcriptional co-repressors is involved in a broad range of developmental processes. TPL/TPRs predominantly interact with transcription factors that contain repression domain (RD) sequences. Interestingly, RDs reported in the literature are quite diverse in sequence, yet TPL/TPRs interact with proteins containing all of the known motifs. These data lead us to conclude that the TPL/TPRs act as general repressors of gene transcription in plants. To investigate this further, we examined interactions between TPL/TPR proteins encoded by the moss Physcomitrella patens genome and components of the auxin signaling pathway. As in Arabidopsis, moss TPL proteins interact with AUX/IAA and ARF proteins, suggesting that they act in both forms of ARF-mediated transcriptional repression. These data suggest that the involvement of TPL in auxin signaling has been conserved across evolution, since mosses and angiosperms diverged approximately 450 million years ago.
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Imura Y, Kobayashi Y, Yamamoto S, Furutani M, Tasaka M, Abe M, Araki T. CRYPTIC PRECOCIOUS/MED12 is a novel flowering regulator with multiple target steps in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:287-303. [PMID: 22247249 PMCID: PMC3278046 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The proper timing of flowering is of crucial importance for reproductive success of plants. Regulation of flowering is orchestrated by inputs from both environmental and endogenous signals such as daylength, light quality, temperature and hormones, and key flowering regulators construct several parallel and interactive genetic pathways. This integrative regulatory network has been proposed to create robustness as well as plasticity of the regulation. Although knowledge of key genes and their regulation has been accumulated, there still remains much to learn about how they are organized into an integrative regulatory network. Here, we have analyzed the CRYPTIC PRECOCIOUS (CRP) gene for the Arabidopsis counterpart of the MED12 subunit of the Mediator. A novel dominant mutant, crp-1D, which causes up-regulation of SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1 (SOC1), FRUITFULL (FUL) and APETALA1 (AP1) expression in a FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT)-dependent manner, was identified in an enhancer screen of the early-flowering phenotype of 35S::FT. Genetic and molecular analysis of both crp-1D and crp loss-of-function alleles showed that MED12/CRP is required not only for proper regulation of SOC1, FUL and AP1, but also for up-regulation of FT, TWIN SISTER OF FT (TSF) and FD, and down-regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). These observations suggest that MED12/CRP is a novel flowering regulator with multiple regulatory target steps both upstream and downstream of the key flowering regulators including FT florigen. Our work, taken together with recent studies of other Mediator subunit genes, supports an emerging view that the Mediator plays multiple roles in the regulation of flowering.
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- Yuri Imura
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
- Genome Informatics Laboratory, CIB-DDBJ, National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Shizuoka, 411-8540 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, 630-0101 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, 630-0101 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
- *Corresponding author: E-mail, ; Fax, +81-75-753-6470.
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Bartholmes C, Hidalgo O, Gleissberg S. Evolution of the YABBY gene family with emphasis on the basal eudicot Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae). PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2012; 14:11-23. [PMID: 21974722 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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YABBY genes are seed plant-specific transcriptional regulators that are involved in diverse aspects of leaf, shoot and flower development. A series of duplications gave rise to five gene groups found throughout flowering plants. In Arabidopsis and other species, expression of two gene groups, CRABS CLAW and INNER NO OUTER, is restricted to floral organs. In contrast, members of the FILAMENTOUS FLOWER, YABBY2 and YABBY5 gene groups are also expressed in leaves and have been termed 'vegetative YABBYs'. How the five paralogue groups evolved and how their expression and function diversified have remained largely unresolved, precluding a reconstruction of the natural history of this gene family. Here, we report new genes from Eschscholzia californica (Ranunculales, Papaveraceae) that we use together with currently available database sequences in a comprehensive phylogenetic re-evaluation of the YABBY gene family. Multilayered Bayesian analysis covering seed plants allowed us to locate Eschscholzia YABBY sequences within the gene family phylogeny. We established that vegetative YABBYs do not form a monophyletic clade, and that CRABS CLAW and FILAMENTOUS FLOWER arose from a common ancestor gene. INNER NO OUTER genes are sister to that ancestral gene. We identified several conserved motifs outside of known amino acid domains that define all five angiosperm YABBY gene clades. Further, we inferred the evolution of gene expression and provide evidence for release of purifying constraint in certain branches of the gene family tree. Finally, we report expression patterns for five Eschscholzia YABBY genes consistent with functional conservation between early-diverged and core eudicots.
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- C Bartholmes
- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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Tanaka W, Toriba T, Ohmori Y, Yoshida A, Kawai A, Mayama-Tsuchida T, Ichikawa H, Mitsuda N, Ohme-Takagi M, Hirano HY. The YABBY gene TONGARI-BOUSHI1 is involved in lateral organ development and maintenance of meristem organization in the rice spikelet. THE PLANT CELL 2012; 24:80-95. [PMID: 22286138 PMCID: PMC3289573 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.111.094797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The meristem initiates lateral organs in a regular manner, and proper communication between the meristem and the lateral organs ensures the normal development of plants. Here, we show that mutation of the rice (Oryza sativa) gene TONGARI-BOUSHI1 (TOB1) results in pleiotropic phenotypes in spikelets, such as the formation of a cone-shaped organ instead of the lemma or palea, the development of two florets in a spikelet, or premature termination of the floret meristem, in addition to reduced growth of the lemma or palea and elongation of the awn. These phenotypes seem to result from not only failure in growth of the lateral organs, but also defects in maintenance and organization of the meristem. For example, the cone-shaped organ develops as a ring-like primordium from an initial stage, suggesting that regulation of organ initiation in the meristem may be compromised. TOB1 encodes a YABBY protein, which is closely related to FILAMENTOUS FLOWER in Arabidopsis thaliana, and is expressed in the lateral organ primordia without any patterns of polarization. No TOB1 expression is detected in the meristem, so TOB1 may act non-cell autonomously to maintain proper meristem organization and is therefore likely to play an important role in rice spikelet development.
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- Wakana Tanaka
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8602, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8562, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba 305-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Lee JE, Golz JF. Diverse roles of Groucho/Tup1 co-repressors in plant growth and development. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:86-92. [PMID: 22301974 PMCID: PMC3357377 DOI: 10.4161/psb.7.1.18377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Transcriptional regulation involves coordinated and often complex interactions between activators and repressors that together dictate the temporal and spatial activity of target genes. While the study of developmental regulation has often focused on positively acting transcription factors, it is becoming increasingly clear that transcriptional repression is a key regulatory mechanism underpinning many developmental processes in both plants and animals. In this review, we focus on the plant Groucho (Gro)/Tup1-like co-repressors and discuss their roles in establishing the apical-basal axis of the developing embryo, maintaining the stem cell population in the shoot apex and determining floral organ identity. As well as being developmental regulators, recent studies have shown that these co-repressors play a central role in regulating auxin and jasmonate signalling pathways and are also linked to the regulation of pectin structure in the seed coat. These latest findings point to the Gro/Tup1-like co-repressors playing a much broad role in plant growth and development than previously thought; an observation that underlines the central importance of transcriptional repression in plant gene regulation.
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Huang J, DeBowles D, Esfandiari E, Dean G, Carpita NC, Haughn GW. The Arabidopsis transcription factor LUH/MUM1 is required for extrusion of seed coat mucilage. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 156:491-502. [PMID: 21518777 PMCID: PMC3177253 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.172023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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During differentiation, the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seed coat epidermal cells secrete mucilage composed primarily of rhamnogalacturonan I that is extruded from the seed coat upon imbibition. The mucilage of the mucilage modified1 (mum1) mutant contains rhamnogalacturonan I that is more highly branched and lacks the ability to be extruded when exposed to water. Our cloning of the MUM1 gene shows that it encodes a putative transcription factor, LEUNIG_HOMOLOG (LUH). Cellular localization and transcriptional assay results suggest that LUH/MUM1 is a nucleus-localized transcriptional activator. LUH/MUM1 is expressed in all the tissues examined, including the seed coat. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction data suggest that LUH/MUM1 is expressed throughout seed coat development, reaching peak expression late in differentiation. LUH1/MUM1 expression in plants homozygous for mutations in several genes encoding regulators of seed coat mucilage was unchanged. Thus, LUH/MUM1 expression appears to be independent of other transcription factors known to regulate aspects of seed coat mucilage biology. The expression in the luh/mum1 mutant of three genes encoding enzymes needed for mucilage extrusion, MUM2, SUBSILIN PROTEASE1.7, and β-XYLOSIDASE1, was reduced relative to that of the wild type. Overexpression of MUM2 could partially rescue the mum1 phenotype. These data suggest that LUH/MUM1 is a positive regulator of all three genes.
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Krizek BA. Auxin regulation of Arabidopsis flower development involves members of the AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE/PLETHORA (AIL/PLT) family. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2011; 62:3311-9. [PMID: 21511900 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Auxin is an important regulator of many aspects of plant growth and development. During reproductive development, auxin specifies the site of flower initiation and subsequently regulates organ growth and patterning as well as later events that determine reproductive success. Underlying auxin action in plant tissues is its uneven distribution, resulting in groups of cells with high auxin levels (auxin maxima) or graded distributions of the hormone (auxin gradients). Dynamic auxin distribution within the periphery of the inflorescence meristems specifies the site of floral meristem initiation, while auxin maxima present at the tips of developing floral organ primordia probably mediate organ growth and patterning. The molecular means by which auxin accumulation patterns are converted into developmental outputs in flowers is not well understood. Members of the AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE/PLETHORA (AIL/PLT) transcription factor family are important developmental regulators in both roots and shoots. In roots, the expression of two AIL/PLT genes is regulated by auxin and these genes feed back to regulate auxin distribution. Here, several aspects of flower development involving both auxin and AIL/PLT activity are described, and evidence linking AIL/PLT function with auxin distribution in reproductive tissues is presented.
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- Beth A Krizek
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Meitzel T, Radchuk R, Nunes-Nesi A, Fernie AR, Link W, Weschke W, Weber H. Hybrid embryos of Vicia faba develop enhanced sink strength, which is established during early development. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 65:517-31. [PMID: 21235645 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Selfed and crossed seeds of two homozygous Vicia faba lines served as models for the analysis of the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying embryo heterosis. Profiles of transcripts, metabolites and seed contents of developing embryos were analysed to compare the means of reciprocally crossed and selfed seeds growing on the same mother plants. The mean weight of mature hybrid seeds was demonstrably higher, revealing mid-parent heterosis. Hybrid embryos exhibited a prolonged early phase of development and delayed onset of storage activity. Accordingly, transcript profiling indicates stimulation of cell proliferation, an effect, which is potentially mediated by activation of auxin functions within a framework of growth-related transcription factors. At the transcript level, activated cell proliferation increased assimilate uptake activity and thereby seed sink strength. This situation might finally lead to the increased size of the hybrid seeds. We conclude that hybrid seeds are characterised by accelerated growth during early development, which increases storage capacity and leads to higher metabolic fluxes. These needs are, at least partially, met by increased assimilate uptake capacity. The stimulated growth of hybrid seeds shifted metabolite profiles and potentially depleted available pools. Such metabolic shifts are most likely secondary effects resulting from the higher storage capacity of hybrid seeds, a heterotic feature, which is itself established very early in seed development.
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- Tobias Meitzel
- Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Kaufmann K, Pajoro A, Angenent GC. Regulation of transcription in plants: mechanisms controlling developmental switches. Nat Rev Genet 2010; 11:830-42. [PMID: 21063441 DOI: 10.1038/nrg2885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Unlike animals, plants produce new organs throughout their life cycle using pools of stem cells that are organized in meristems. Although many key regulators of meristem and organ identities have been identified, it is still not well understood how they function at the molecular level and how they can switch an entire developmental programme in which thousands of genes are involved. Recent advances in the genome-wide identification of target genes controlled by key plant transcriptional regulators and their interactions with epigenetic factors provide new insights into general transcriptional regulatory mechanisms that control switches of developmental programmes and cell fates in complex organisms.
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Sarojam R, Sappl PG, Goldshmidt A, Efroni I, Floyd SK, Eshed Y, Bowman JL. Differentiating Arabidopsis shoots from leaves by combined YABBY activities. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:2113-30. [PMID: 20628155 PMCID: PMC2929102 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.075853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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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, Arabidopsis thaliana plants lacking all YABBY gene activities have a wide range of morphological defects in all lateral organs as well as the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Here, we show that leaves lacking all YABBY activities are initiated as dorsiventral appendages but fail to properly activate lamina programs. In particular, the activation of most CINCINNATA-class TCP genes does not commence, SAM-specific programs are reactivated, and a marginal leaf domain is not established. Altered distribution of auxin signaling and the auxin efflux carrier PIN1, highly reduced venation, initiation of multiple cotyledons, and gradual loss of the SAM accompany these defects. We suggest that YABBY functions were recruited to mold modified shoot systems into flat plant appendages by translating organ polarity into lamina-specific programs that include marginal auxin flow and activation of a maturation schedule directing determinate growth.
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- Rajani Sarojam
- Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Bao F, Azhakanandam S, Franks RG. SEUSS and SEUSS-LIKE transcriptional adaptors regulate floral and embryonic development in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:821-36. [PMID: 20007451 PMCID: PMC2815852 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.146183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 12/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Multimeric protein complexes are required during development to regulate transcription and orchestrate cellular proliferation and differentiation. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) SEUSS (SEU) gene encodes a transcriptional adaptor that shares sequence similarity with metazoan Lim domain-binding transcriptional adaptors. In Arabidopsis, SEU forms a physical complex with the LEUNIG transcriptional coregulator. This complex regulates a number of diverse developmental events, including proper specification of floral organ identity and number and the development of female reproductive tissues derived from the carpel margin meristem. In addition to SEU, there are three Arabidopsis SEUSS-LIKE (SLK) genes that encode putative transcriptional adaptors. To determine the functions of the SLK genes and to investigate the degree of functional redundancy between SEU and SLK genes, we characterized available slk mutant lines in Arabidopsis. Here, we show that mutations in any single SLK gene failed to condition an obvious morphological abnormality. However, by generating higher order mutant plants, we uncovered a degree of redundancy between the SLK genes and between SLK genes and SEU. We report a novel role for SEU and the SLK genes during embryonic development and show that the concomitant loss of both SEU and SLK2 activities conditions severe embryonic and seedling defects characterized by a loss of the shoot apical meristem. Furthermore, we demonstrate that SLK gene function is required for proper development of vital female reproductive tissues derived from the carpel margin. We propose a model that posits that SEU and SLK genes support organ development from meristematic regions through two different pathways: one that facilitates auxin response and thus organ initiation and a second that sustains meristematic potential through the maintenance of SHOOTMERISTEM-LESS and PHABULOSA expression.
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Liu Z, Mara C. Regulatory mechanisms for floral homeotic gene expression. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2010; 21:80-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Revised: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Radchuk R, Emery RJN, Weier D, Vigeolas H, Geigenberger P, Lunn JE, Feil R, Weschke W, Weber H. Sucrose non-fermenting kinase 1 (SnRK1) coordinates metabolic and hormonal signals during pea cotyledon growth and differentiation. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 61:324-38. [PMID: 19845880 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.04057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Seed development passes through developmental phases such as cell division, differentiation and maturation: each have specific metabolic demands. The ubiquitous sucrose non-fermenting-like kinase (SnRK1) coordinates and adjusts physiological and metabolic demands with growth. In protoplast assays sucrose deprivation and hormone supplementation, such as with auxin and abscisic acid (ABA), stimulate SnRK1-promoter activity. This indicates regulation by nutrients: hormonal crosstalk under conditions of nutrient demand and cell proliferation. SnRK1-repressed pea (Pisum sativum) embryos show lower cytokinin levels and deregulation of cotyledonary establishment and growth, together with downregulated gene expression related to cell proliferation, meristem maintenance and differentiation, leaf formation, and polarity. This suggests that at early stages of seed development SnRK1 regulates coordinated cotyledon emergence and growth via cytokinin-mediated auxin transport and/or distribution. Decreased ABA levels and reduced gene expression, involved in ABA-mediated seed maturation and response to sugars, indicate that SnRK1 is required for ABA synthesis and/or signal transduction at an early stage. Metabolic profiling of SnRK1-repressed embryos revealed lower levels of most organic and amino acids. In contrast, levels of sugars and glycolytic intermediates were higher or unchanged, indicating decreased carbon partitioning into subsequent pathways such as the tricarbonic acid cycle and amino acid biosynthesis. It is hypothesized that SnRK1 mediates the responses to sugar signals required for early cotyledon establishment and patterning. As a result, later maturation and storage activity are strongly impaired. Changes observed in SnRK1-repressed pea seeds provide a framework for how SnRK1 communicates nutrient and hormonal signals from auxins, cytokinins and ABA to control metabolism and development.
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- Ruslana Radchuk
- Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK), Corrensstrasse 3, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Causier B, Schwarz-Sommer Z, Davies B. Floral organ identity: 20 years of ABCs. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2009; 21:73-9. [PMID: 19883777 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 10/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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One of the early successes of the application of molecular genetics to study plant development was the discovery of a series of genes that act together, in an apparently simple combinatorial model, to specify the identity of the different organs of a flower. Widely known as the ABC model, this framework for understanding has been investigated and modified over the course of the last two decades. The cast list of genes has been defined and, as other chapters in this volume will show, great progress has been made in understanding how they are regulated, how they act together, what they do and how they have contributed to the evolution of the flower in its varied forms. In this introductory review to the volume we will review the derivation and elaboration of the most current version of the ABC model, highlighting the modifications that have been necessary to ensure it fits the available experimental data. We will highlight the remaining difficulties in fitting the current model to the experimental data and propose a further modification to enable it to regain its applicability.
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- Barry Causier
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
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Stahle MI, Kuehlich J, Staron L, von Arnim AG, Golz JF. YABBYs and the transcriptional corepressors LEUNIG and LEUNIG_HOMOLOG maintain leaf polarity and meristem activity in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2009; 21:3105-18. [PMID: 19837869 PMCID: PMC2782291 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.070458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2009] [Revised: 08/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In Arabidopsis thaliana, FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL) and YABBY3 (YAB3) encode YABBY domain proteins that regulate abaxial patterning, growth of lateral organs, and inflorescence phyllotaxy. In this study, we show that YABs physically interact with components of a transcriptional repressor complex that include LEUNIG (LUG), LEUNIG_HOMOLOG (LUH), the LUG-associated coregulator SEUSS, and related SEUSS-LIKE proteins. Consistent with the formation of a LUG-YAB complex, we find that lug mutants enhance the polarity and growth defects of fil yab3 mutant leaves and that this enhancement is due to a loss of LUG activity from the abaxial domain. We performed a more extensive genetic analysis, which included the characterization of yab triple and quadruple mutants, lug luh/+ (heterozygous only for luh) mutants, and plants expressing artificial microRNAs targeting LUG or LUH. These analyses showed that the LUG-YAB complex also promotes adaxial cell identity in leaves as well as embryonic shoot apical meristem (SAM) initiation and postembryonic SAM maintenance. Based on the likely formation of the LUG-YAB complex in the abaxial domain of cotyledons and leaves, we propose that this complex has numerous non-cell-autonomous functions during plant development.
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- Melissa I. Stahle
- Genetics Department, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Genetics Department, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0480
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0480
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- Genetics Department, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Husbands AY, Chitwood DH, Plavskin Y, Timmermans MCP. Signals and prepatterns: new insights into organ polarity in plants. Genes Dev 2009; 23:1986-97. [PMID: 19723761 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1819909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The flattening of leaves results from the interaction between upper (adaxial) and lower (abaxial) domains in the developing primordium. These domains are specified by conserved, overlapping genetic pathways involving several distinct transcription factor families and small regulatory RNAs. Polarity determinants employ a series of antagonistic interactions to produce mutually exclusive cell fates whose positioning is likely refined by signaling across the adaxial-abaxial boundary. Signaling candidates include a mobile small RNA-the first positional signal described in adaxial-abaxial polarity. Possible mechanisms to polarize the incipient primordium are discussed, including meristem-derived signaling and a model in which a polarized organogenic zone prepatterns the adaxial-abaxial axis.
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- Aman Y Husbands
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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Cartolano M, Efremova N, Kuckenberg M, Raman S, Schwarz-Sommer Z. Enhanced AGAMOUS expression in the centre of the Arabidopsis flower causes ectopic expression over its outer expression boundaries. PLANTA 2009; 230:857-62. [PMID: 19554348 PMCID: PMC2729976 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-009-0966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Spatial regulation of C-function genes controlling reproductive organ identity in the centre of the flower can be achieved by adjusting the level of their expression within the genuine central expression domain in Antirrhinum and Petunia. Loss of this control in mutants is revealed by enhanced C-gene expression in the centre and by lateral expansion of the C-domain. In order to test whether the level of central C-gene expression and hence the principle of 'regulation by tuning' also applies to spatial regulation of the C-function gene AGAMOUS (AG) in Arabidopsis, we generated transgenic plants with enhanced central AG expression by using stem cell-specific CLAVATA3 (CLV3) regulatory sequences to drive transcription of the AG cDNA. The youngest terminal flowers on inflorescences of CLV3::AG plants displayed homeotic features in their outer whorls indicating ectopic AG expression. Dependence of the homeotic feature on the age of the plant is attributed to the known overall weakening of repressive mechanisms controlling AG. Monitoring AG with an AG-I::GUS reporter construct suggests ectopic AG expression in CLV3::AG flowers when AG in the inflorescence is still repressed, although in terminating inflorescence meristems, AG expression expands to all tissues. Supported by genetic tests, we conclude that upon enhanced central AG expression, the C-domain laterally expands necessitating tuning of the expression level of C-function genes in the wild type. The tuning mechanism in C-gene regulation in Arabidopsis is discussed as a late security switch that ensures wild-type C-domain control when other repressive mechanism starts to fade and fail.
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- Maria Cartolano
- Abteilung für Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
- Plant Sciences Department, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB UK
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
- Plant Molecular Genetics, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Abteilung für Molekulare Pflanzengenetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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Causier B, Bradley D, Cook H, Davies B. Conserved intragenic elements were critical for the evolution of the floral C-function. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 58:41-52. [PMID: 19054363 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The floral C-function, which specifies stamen and carpel development, played a pivotal role in the evolution of flowers. An important aspect of this was the establishment of mechanisms regulating the temporal and spatial expression domain of the C-function genes. Transcription of the Arabidopsis C-function gene AGAMOUS (AG) is tightly controlled by factors that interact with cis-elements within its large second intron. Little is known about the regulatory role of intragenic elements in C-function genes from species other than Arabidopsis. We show that a binding site for the LEAFY (LFY) transcription factor, present in the AG intron, is conserved in the introns of diverse C-function genes and is positioned close to other conserved motifs. Using an in planta mutagenesis approach, we targeted evolutionarily conserved sequences in the intron of the Antirrhinum PLENA (PLE) gene to establish whether they regulate PLE expression. Small sequence deletions resulted in a novel class of heterochronic C-function mutants with delayed onset of PLE expression and loss of stamen identity. These phenotypes differ significantly from weak C-function mutant alleles in Antirrhinum and Arabidopsis. Our findings demonstrate that the PLE intron contains regulatory cis-elements, including a LFY-binding site, critical for establishing the correct C-function expression domain. We show that the LFY site, and other conserved intron elements, pre-date the divergence of the monocot and dicot lineages, suggesting that they were a determinant in the evolution of the C-function, and propose a threshold model to explain phenotypic divergence observed between C-function mutants.
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- Barry Causier
- Centre for Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Ståldal V, Sundberg E. The role of auxin in style development and apical-basal patterning of the Arabidopsis thaliana gynoecium. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2009; 4:83-5. [PMID: 19649177 PMCID: PMC2637486 DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.2.7538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In angiosperms, the gynoecium constitutes the female reproductive organ that after fertilization develops into a fruit and in Arabidopsis thaliana the gynoecium is formed by the congenital fusion of two carpels. In the last few years many genes involved in female organ development have been identified and there have been several reports on the involvement of the plant hormone auxin in gynoecium patterning. An auxin gradient has been suggested to establish the apical-basal patterning of the gynoecium and recently it has been shown that elevated apical auxin levels can compensate for the loss of several style-promoting factors but that auxin is dependent on their action in apical-basal patterning. Here we discuss the role of auxin and different upstream, downstream or parallel factors in the apical-basal patterning of the gynoecium. We focus specifically on the development of style and stigma and discuss the most recent findings.
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- Veronika Ståldal
- Uppsala BioCenter, Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Xu L, Yang L, Huang H. Transcriptional, post-transcriptional and post-translational regulations of gene expression during leaf polarity formation. Cell Res 2009; 17:512-9. [PMID: 17549070 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2007.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Leaf morphogenesis requires the establishment of adaxial-abaxial polarity after primordium initiation from the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Several families of transcription factors are known to play critical roles in promoting adaxial or abaxial leaf fate. Recently, post-transcriptional gene silencing pathways have been shown to regulate the establishment of leaf polarity, providing novel and exciting insights into leaf development. For example, microRNAs (miR165/166) and a trans-acting siRNA (TAS3-derived tasiR-ARF) have been shown to repress the expression of several key transcription factor genes. In addition, yet another level of regulation, post-translational regulation, has been revealed recently by studies on the role of the 26S proteasome in leaf polarity. Although our understanding regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying establishment of adaxial-abaxial polarity has greatly improved, there is still much that remains elusive. This review aims to discuss recent progress, as well as the remaining questions, regarding the molecular mechanisms underlying leaf polarity formation.
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- Lin Xu
- National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Sitaraman J, Bui M, Liu Z. LEUNIG_HOMOLOG and LEUNIG perform partially redundant functions during Arabidopsis embryo and floral development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:672-81. [PMID: 18390806 PMCID: PMC2409011 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.115923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/30/2008] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Transcription corepressors play important roles in animal and plant development. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), LEUNIG (LUG) and LEUNIG_HOMOLOG (LUH) encode two highly homologous proteins that are similar to the animal and fungal Gro/Tup1-type corepressors. LUG was previously shown to form a putative corepressor complex with another protein, SEUSS (SEU), and to repress the transcription of AGAMOUS in floral organ identity specification. However, the function of LUH is completely unknown. Here, we show that single luh loss-of-function mutants develop normal flowers, but lug; luh double mutants are embryo lethal, uncovering a previously unknown function of LUG and LUH in embryonic development. In addition, luh/+ enhances the floral phenotype of lug, revealing a minor role of LUH in flower development. Functional diversification between LUH and LUG is evidenced by the inability of 35S::LUH overexpression to rescue lug mutants and by the opposite expression trends of LUG and LUH in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. The luh-1 mutation does not enhance the defect of seu in flower development, but LUH could directly interact with SEU in yeast. We propose a model that explains the complex relationships among LUH, LUG, and SEU. As most eukaryotes have undergone at least one round of whole-genome duplication during evolution, gene duplication and functional diversification are important issues to consider in uncovering gene function. Our study provides important insights into the complexity in the relationship between two highly homologous paralogous genes.
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- Jayashree Sitaraman
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Goldshmidt A, Alvarez JP, Bowman JL, Eshed Y. Signals derived from YABBY gene activities in organ primordia regulate growth and partitioning of Arabidopsis shoot apical meristems. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:1217-30. [PMID: 18469164 PMCID: PMC2438466 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.057877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2007] [Revised: 03/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Shoot apical meristems (SAMs) are self-sustaining groups of cells responsible for the ordered initiation of all aerial plant tissues, including stems and lateral organs. The precise coordination of these processes argues for crosstalk between the different SAM domains. The products of YABBY (YAB) genes are limited to the organ primordium domains, which are situated at the periphery of all SAMs and which are separated by a margin of three to seven cells from the central meristem zone marked by WUSCHEL and CLAVATA3 expression. Mutations in the two related YAB1 genes, FILAMENTOUS FLOWER and YABBY3 (YAB3), cause an array of defects, including aberrant phyllotaxis. We show that peripheral YAB1 activity nonautonomously and sequentially affects the phyllotaxis and growth of subsequent primordia and coordinates the expression of SAM central zone markers. These effects support a role for YAB1 genes in short-range signaling. However, no evidence was found that YAB1 gene products are themselves mobile. A screen for suppression of a floral YAB1 overexpression phenotype revealed that the YAB1-born signals are mediated in part by the activity of LATERAL SUPPRESSOR. This GRAS protein is expressed at the boundary of organ primordia and the SAM central zone, distinct from the YAB1 expression domain. Together, these results suggest that YAB1 activity stimulates signals from the organs to the meristem via a secondary message or signal cascade, a process essential for organized growth of the SAM.
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- Alexander Goldshmidt
- Department of Plant Sciences, Weizman Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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Costantini L, Battilana J, Lamaj F, Fanizza G, Grando MS. Berry and phenology-related traits in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.): from quantitative trait loci to underlying genes. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2008; 8:38. [PMID: 18419811 PMCID: PMC2395262 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-8-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The timing of grape ripening initiation, length of maturation period, berry size and seed content are target traits in viticulture. The availability of early and late ripening varieties is desirable for staggering harvest along growing season, expanding production towards periods when the fruit gets a higher value in the market and ensuring an optimal plant adaptation to climatic and geographic conditions. Berry size determines grape productivity; seedlessness is especially demanded in the table grape market and is negatively correlated to fruit size. These traits result from complex developmental processes modified by genetic, physiological and environmental factors. In order to elucidate their genetic determinism we carried out a quantitative analysis in a 163 individuals-F1 segregating progeny obtained by crossing two table grape cultivars. RESULTS Molecular linkage maps covering most of the genome (2n = 38 for Vitis vinifera) were generated for each parent. Eighteen pairs of homologous groups were integrated into a consensus map spanning over 1426 cM with 341 markers (mainly microsatellite, AFLP and EST-derived markers) and an average map distance between loci of 4.2 cM. Segregating traits were evaluated in three growing seasons by recording flowering, veraison and ripening dates and by measuring berry size, seed number and weight. QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) analysis was carried out based on single marker and interval mapping methods. QTLs were identified for all but one of the studied traits, a number of them steadily over more than one year. Clusters of QTLs for different characters were detected, suggesting linkage or pleiotropic effects of loci, as well as regions affecting specific traits. The most interesting QTLs were investigated at the gene level through a bioinformatic analysis of the underlying Pinot noir genomic sequence. CONCLUSION Our results revealed novel insights into the genetic control of relevant grapevine features. They provide a basis for performing marker-assisted selection and testing the role of specific genes in trait variation.
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- Laura Costantini
- Genetics and Molecular Biology Department, IASMA Research Center, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Department, IASMA Research Center, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- DIBCA, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70100 Bari, Italy
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- DIBCA, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70100 Bari, Italy
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- Genetics and Molecular Biology Department, IASMA Research Center, Via E. Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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Liu Z, Karmarkar V. Groucho/Tup1 family co-repressors in plant development. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2008; 13:137-44. [PMID: 18314376 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Transcription repression is emerging as a key regulatory mechanism underlying cell fate specification and body patterning in both animals and plants. In animals and fungi, the Groucho (Gro)/Tup1 family co-repressors generate the repressed chromatin state in genetic loci that control major developmental decisions ranging from dorsal-ventral patterning to eye development. In higher plants, information about the Gro/Tup1 co-repressors is beginning to emerge. Several recent publications have revealed both conserved and unique structural and mechanistic features of plant Gro/Tup1 co-repressors, including LEUNIG (LUG), TOPLESS (TPL) and WUSCHEL-INTERACTING PROTEINS (WSIPs). These co-repressors regulate key developmental processes in floral organ identity specification, embryo apical-basal fate determination, and stem cell maintenance at the shoot apex.
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- Zhongchi Liu
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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