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Xiong Y, Jiao Y. The Diverse Roles of Auxin in Regulating Leaf Development. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E243. [PMID: 31340506 PMCID: PMC6681310 DOI: 10.3390/plants8070243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Leaves, the primary plant organs that function in photosynthesis and respiration, have highly organized, flat structures that vary within and among species. In recent years, it has become evident that auxin plays central roles in leaf development, including leaf initiation, blade formation, and compound leaf patterning. In this review, we discuss how auxin maxima form to define leaf primordium formation. We summarize recent progress in understanding of how spatial auxin signaling promotes leaf blade formation. Finally, we discuss how spatial auxin transport and signaling regulate the patterning of compound leaves and leaf serration.
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- Yuanyuan Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Kierzkowski D, Runions A, Vuolo F, Strauss S, Lymbouridou R, Routier-Kierzkowska AL, Wilson-Sánchez D, Jenke H, Galinha C, Mosca G, Zhang Z, Canales C, Dello Ioio R, Huijser P, Smith RS, Tsiantis M. A Growth-Based Framework for Leaf Shape Development and Diversity. Cell 2019; 177:1405-1418.e17. [PMID: 31130379 PMCID: PMC6548024 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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How do genes modify cellular growth to create morphological diversity? We study this problem in two related plants with differently shaped leaves: Arabidopsis thaliana (simple leaf shape) and Cardamine hirsuta (complex shape with leaflets). We use live imaging, modeling, and genetics to deconstruct these organ-level differences into their cell-level constituents: growth amount, direction, and differentiation. We show that leaf shape depends on the interplay of two growth modes: a conserved organ-wide growth mode that reflects differentiation; and a local, directional mode that involves the patterning of growth foci along the leaf edge. Shape diversity results from the distinct effects of two homeobox genes on these growth modes: SHOOTMERISTEMLESS broadens organ-wide growth relative to edge-patterning, enabling leaflet emergence, while REDUCED COMPLEXITY inhibits growth locally around emerging leaflets, accentuating shape differences created by patterning. We demonstrate the predictivity of our findings by reconstructing key features of C. hirsuta leaf morphology in A. thaliana. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
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- Daniel Kierzkowski
- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany.
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Transcriptomic analysis of contrasting inbred lines and F 2 segregant of Chinese cabbage provides valuable information on leaf morphology. Genes Genomics 2019; 41:811-829. [PMID: 30900192 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-019-00809-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Leaf morphology influences plant growth and productivity and is controlled by genetic and environmental cues. The various morphotypes of Brassica rapa provide an excellent resource for genetic and molecular studies of morphological traits. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify genes regulating leaf morphology using segregating B. rapa p F2 population. METHODS Phenotyping and transcriptomic analyses were performed on an F2 population derived from a cross between Rapid cycling B. rapa (RCBr) and B. rapa ssp. penkinensis, inbred line Kenshin. Analyses focused on four target traits: lamina (leaf) length (LL), lamina width (LW), petiole length (PL), and leaf margin (LM). RESULTS All four traits were controlled by multiple QTLs, and expression of 466 and 602 genes showed positive and negative correlation with leaf phenotypes, respectively. From this microarray analysis, large numbers of genes were putatively identified as leaf morphology-related genes. The Gene Ontology (GO) category containing the highest number of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was "phytohormones". The sets of genes enriched in the four leaf phenotypes did not overlap, indicating that each phenotype was regulated by a different set of genes. The expression of BrAS2, BrAN3, BrCYCB1;2, BrCYCB2;1,4, BrCYCB3;1, CrCYCBD3;2, BrULT1, and BrANT seemed to be related to leaf size traits (LL and LW), whereas BrCUC1, BrCUC2, and BrCUC3 expression for LM trait. CONCLUSION An analysis integrating the results of the current study with previously published data revealed that Kenshin alleles largely determined LL and LW but LM resulted from RCBr alleles. Genes identified in this study could be used to develop molecular markers for use in Brassica breeding projects and for the dissection of gene function.
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Chang L, Mei G, Hu Y, Deng J, Zhang T. LMI1-like and KNOX1 genes coordinately regulate plant leaf development in dicotyledons. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 99:449-460. [PMID: 30689141 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00829-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This report reveals that the LMI1-like and KNOX1 genes coordinately control the leaf development and different combinations of those genes which produce diverse leaf shapes including broad, lobed and compound leaves. Class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox (KNOX1) genes are involved in compound leaf development and are repressed by the ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1)-AS2 complex. Cotton plants have a variety of leaf shapes, including broad leaves and lobed leaves. GhOKRA, a LATE MERISTEM IDENTITY 1 (LMI1)-like gene, controls the development of an okra leaf shape. We cloned the corresponding cotton homologs of Arabidopsis thaliana AS1 and AS2 and seven KNOX1 genes. Through virus-induced gene silencing technology, we found that either GhAS1 or GhAS2-silenced cotton plants showed a great change in leaf shape from okra leaves to trifoliolate dissected leaves. In the shoot tips of these plants, the expression of the cotton ortholog of Knotted in A. thaliana 1 (KNAT1), GhKNOTTED1-LIKE2/3/4 (GhKNL2/3/4), was increased. However, GhKNOX1s-silenced plants maintained the wild-type okra leaves. A novel dissected-like leaf in A. thaliana was further generated by crossing plants constitutively expressing GhOKRA with either as1-101 or as2-101 mutant plants. The dissected-like leaves showed two different leaf vein patterns. This report reveals that the LMI1-like and KNOX1 genes coordinately control leaf development, and different combinations of these genes produce diverse leaf shapes including broad leaves, lobed leaves and compound leaves. This is the first report on the artificial generation of compound leaves from simple leaves in cotton.
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- Lijing Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
- Crop Science Institute, Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
- Crop Science Institute, Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310029, China.
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Chung Y, Zhu Y, Wu MF, Simonini S, Kuhn A, Armenta-Medina A, Jin R, Østergaard L, Gillmor CS, Wagner D. Auxin Response Factors promote organogenesis by chromatin-mediated repression of the pluripotency gene SHOOTMERISTEMLESS. Nat Commun 2019; 10:886. [PMID: 30792395 PMCID: PMC6385194 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08861-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Specification of new organs from transit amplifying cells is critical for higher eukaryote development. In plants, a central stem cell pool maintained by the pluripotency factor SHOOTMERISTEMLESS (STM), is surrounded by transit amplifying cells competent to respond to auxin hormone maxima by giving rise to new organs. Auxin triggers flower initiation through Auxin Response Factor (ARF) MONOPTEROS (MP) and recruitment of chromatin remodelers to activate genes promoting floral fate. The contribution of gene repression to reproductive primordium initiation is poorly understood. Here we show that downregulation of the STM pluripotency gene promotes initiation of flowers and uncover the mechanism for STM silencing. The ARFs ETTIN (ETT) and ARF4 promote organogenesis at the reproductive shoot apex in parallel with MP via histone-deacetylation mediated transcriptional silencing of STM. ETT and ARF4 directly repress STM, while MP acts indirectly, through its target FILAMENTOUS FLOWER (FIL). Our data suggest that - as in animals- downregulation of the pluripotency program is important for organogenesis in plants.
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- Yuhee Chung
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, MO, 63146, USA
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- Crop Genetics Dept, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Crop Genetics Dept, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (Langebio), Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Irapuato C.P., 36824, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Crop Genetics Dept, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad (Langebio), Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Irapuato C.P., 36824, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Jiao Y. Designing Plants: Modeling Ideal Shapes. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:130-132. [PMID: 30578855 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Yuling Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Dissecting the pathways coordinating patterning and growth by plant boundary domains. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1007913. [PMID: 30677017 PMCID: PMC6363235 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Boundary domains play important roles during morphogenesis in plants and animals, but how they contribute to patterning and growth coordination in plants is not understood. The CUC genes determine the boundary domains in the aerial part of the plants and, in particular, they have a conserved role in regulating leaf complexity across Angiosperms. Here, we used tooth formation at the Arabidopsis leaf margin controlled by the CUC2 transcription factor to untangle intertwined events during boundary-controlled morphogenesis in plants. Combining conditional restoration of CUC2 function with morphometrics as well as quantification of gene expression and hormone signaling, we first established that tooth morphogenesis involves a patterning phase and a growth phase. These phases can be separated, as patterning requires CUC2 while growth can occur independently of CUC2. Next, we show that CUC2 acts as a trigger to promote growth through the activation of three functional relays. In particular, we show that KLUH acts downstream of CUC2 to modulate auxin response and that expressing KLUH can compensate for deficient CUC2 expression during tooth growth. Together, we reveal a genetic and molecular network that allows coordination of patterning and growth by CUC2-defined boundaries during morphogenesis at the leaf margin. During organogenesis, patterning, the definition of functional subdomains, has to be strictly coordinated with growth. How this is achieved is still an open question. In plants, boundary domains are established between neighboring outgrowing structures and play a role not only in the separation of these structures but also in their formation. To further understand how these boundary domains control morphogenesis, we used as a model system the formation of small teeth along the leaf margin of Arabidopsis, which is controlled by the CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON2 (CUC2) boundary gene. The CUC genes determine the boundary domains in the aerial part of the plants and in particular they have been shown to have a conserved role in regulating serration and leaflet formation across Angiosperms and thus are at the root of patterning in diverse leaf types. We manipulated the expression of this gene using an inducible gene expression that allowed restoration of CUC2 expression in its own domain at different developmental stages and for different durations, and followed the effects on patterning and growth. Thus, we showed that while CUC2 is required for patterning it is dispensable for sustained growth of the teeth, acting as a trigger for growth by the activation of several functional relays. We further showed that these findings are not specific to the inducible restoration of CUC2 function by analyzing multiple mutants.
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Conklin PA, Strable J, Li S, Scanlon MJ. On the mechanisms of development in monocot and eudicot leaves. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:706-724. [PMID: 30106472 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Contents Summary 706 I. Introduction 707 II. Leaf zones in monocot and eudicot leaves 707 III. Monocot and eudicot leaf initiation: differences in degree and timing, but not kind 710 IV. Reticulate and parallel venation: extending the model? 711 V. Flat laminar growth: patterning and coordination of adaxial-abaxial and mediolateral axes 713 VI. Stipules and ligules: ontogeny of primordial elaborations 715 VII. Leaf architecture 716 VIII. Stomatal development: shared and diverged mechanisms for making epidermal pores 717 IX. Conclusion 719 Acknowledgements 720 References 720 SUMMARY: Comparisons of concepts in monocot and eudicot leaf development are presented, with attention to the morphologies and mechanisms separating these angiosperm lineages. Monocot and eudicot leaves are distinguished by the differential elaborations of upper and lower leaf zones, the formation of sheathing/nonsheathing leaf bases and vasculature patterning. We propose that monocot and eudicot leaves undergo expansion of mediolateral domains at different times in ontogeny, directly impacting features such as venation and leaf bases. Furthermore, lineage-specific mechanisms in compound leaf development are discussed. Although models for the homologies of enigmatic tissues, such as ligules and stipules, are proposed, tests of these hypotheses are rare. Likewise, comparisons of stomatal development are limited to Arabidopsis and a few grasses. Future studies may investigate correlations in the ontogenies of parallel venation and linear stomatal files in monocots, and the reticulate patterning of veins and dispersed stoma in eudicots. Although many fundamental mechanisms of leaf development are shared in eudicots and monocots, variations in the timing, degree and duration of these ontogenetic events may contribute to key differences in morphology. We anticipate that the incorporation of an ever-expanding number of sequenced genomes will enrich our understanding of the developmental mechanisms generating eudicot and monocot leaves.
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- Phillip A Conklin
- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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Plant leaves are differentiated organs that arise sequentially from a population of pluripotent stem cells at the shoot apical meristem (SAM). There is substantial diversity in leaf shape, much of which depends on the size and arrangement of outgrowths at the leaf margin. These outgrowths are generated by a patterning mechanism similar to the phyllotactic processes producing organs at the SAM, which involves the transcription factors CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON and the phytohormone auxin. In the leaf, this patterning mechanism creates sequential protrusions and indentations along the margin. The size, shape, and distribution of these protrusions also depend on the overall growth of the leaf lamina. Globally, growth is regulated by a complex genetic network controlling the distribution of cell proliferation and the timing of differentiation. Evolutionary changes in margin form arise from changes in two different classes of homeobox genes that modify the outcome of marginal patterning in diverse ways, and are under intense investigation.
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- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.
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Windels D, Bucher E. The 5'-3' Exoribonuclease XRN4 Regulates Auxin Response via the Degradation of Auxin Receptor Transcripts. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9120638. [PMID: 30563022 PMCID: PMC6316084 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Auxin is a major hormone which plays crucial roles in instructing virtually all developmental programs of plants. Its signaling depends primarily on its perception by four partially redundant receptors of the TIR1/AFB2 clade (TAARs), which subsequently mediate the specific degradation of AUX/IAA transcriptional repressors to modulate the expression of primary auxin-responsive genes. Auxin homeostasis depends on complex regulations at the level of synthesis, conjugation, and transport. However, the mechanisms and principles involved in the homeostasis of its signaling are just starting to emerge. We report that xrn4 mutants exhibit pleiotropic developmental defects and strong auxin hypersensitivity phenotypes. We provide compelling evidences that these phenotypes are directly caused by improper regulation of TAAR transcript degradation. We show that the cytoplasmic 5′-3′ exoribonuclease XRN4 is required for auxin response. Thus, our work identifies new targets of XRN4 and a new level of regulation for TAAR transcripts important for auxin response and for plant development.
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- David Windels
- Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Part of the Swiss Plant Science Web, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
- IRHS, Agrocampus-Ouest, INRA, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QuaSaV, 49071 Beaucouzé, France.
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- Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Part of the Swiss Plant Science Web, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
- IRHS, Agrocampus-Ouest, INRA, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QuaSaV, 49071 Beaucouzé, France.
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van Wijk R, Zhang Q, Zarza X, Lamers M, Marquez FR, Guardia A, Scuffi D, García-Mata C, Ligterink W, Haring MA, Laxalt AM, Munnik T. Role for Arabidopsis PLC7 in Stomatal Movement, Seed Mucilage Attachment, and Leaf Serration. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1721. [PMID: 30542361 PMCID: PMC6278229 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Phospholipase C (PLC) has been suggested to play important roles in plant stress and development. To increase our understanding of PLC signaling in plants, we have started to analyze knock-out (KO), knock-down (KD) and overexpression mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana, which contains nine PLCs. Earlier, we characterized PLC2, PLC3 and PLC5. Here, the role of PLC7 is functionally addressed. Promoter-GUS analyses revealed that PLC7 is specifically expressed in the phloem of roots, leaves and flowers, and is also present in trichomes and hydathodes. Two T-DNA insertion mutants were obtained, i.e., plc7-3 being a KO- and plc7-4 a KD line. In contrast to earlier characterized phloem-expressed PLC mutants, i.e., plc3 and plc5, no defects in primary- or lateral root development were found for plc7 mutants. Like plc3 mutants, they were less sensitive to ABA during stomatal closure. Double-knockout plc3 plc7 lines were lethal, but plc5 plc7 (plc5/7) double mutants were viable, and revealed several new phenotypes, not observed earlier in the single mutants. These include a defect in seed mucilage, enhanced leaf serration, and an increased tolerance to drought. Overexpression of PLC7 enhanced drought tolerance too, similar to what was earlier found for PLC3-and PLC5 overexpression. In vivo 32Pi-labeling of seedlings and treatment with sorbitol to mimic drought stress, revealed stronger PIP2 responses in both drought-tolerant plc5/7 and PLC7-OE mutants. Together, these results show novel functions for PLC in plant stress and development. Potential molecular mechanisms are discussed.
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- Ringo van Wijk
- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB-CONICET-UNMdP), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB-CONICET-UNMdP), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB-CONICET-UNMdP), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas (IIB-CONICET-UNMdP), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Section Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Section Plant Cell Biology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Di Ruocco G, Di Mambro R, Dello Ioio R. Building the differences: a case for the ground tissue patterning in plants. Proc Biol Sci 2018; 285:20181746. [PMID: 30404875 PMCID: PMC6235038 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A key question in biology is to understand how interspecies morphological diversities originate. Plant roots present a huge interspecific phenotypical variability, mostly because roots largely contribute to adaptation to different kinds of soils. One example is the interspecific cortex layer number variability, spanning from one to several. Here, we review the latest advances in the understanding of the mechanisms expanding and/or restricting cortical layer number in Arabidopsis thaliana and their involvement in cortex pattern variability among multi-cortical layered species such as Cardamine hirsuta or Oryza sativa.
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- Giovanna Di Ruocco
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via dei Sardi 70, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, via Luca Ghini, 13-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Model Systems, Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via dei Sardi 70, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Damodharan S, Corem S, Gupta SK, Arazi T. Tuning of SlARF10A dosage by sly-miR160a is critical for auxin-mediated compound leaf and flower development. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 96:855-868. [PMID: 30144341 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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miR160 adjusts auxin-mediated development by post-transcriptional regulation of the auxin response factors ARF10/16/17. In tomato, knockdown of miR160 (sly-miR160) suggested that it is required for auxin-driven leaf blade outgrowth, but whether additional developmental events are adjusted by sly-miR160 is not clear. Here, the SlMIR160 genes and the genes of its SlARFs targets were edited by CRISPR/Cas9 resulting in the isolation of loss-of-function mutants. In addition, hypomorphic mutants that accumulate variable reduced levels of sly-miR160a were isolated. We found that the loss-of-function mutants in SlMIR160a (CR-slmir160a-6/7) produced only four wiry leaves, whereas the hypomorphic mutants developed leaves and flowers with graded developmental abnormalities. Phenotypic severity correlated with the upregulation of SlARF10A. Consistent with that, double mutants in SlMIR160a and SlARF10A restored leaf and flower development indicating that over-accumulation of SlARF10A underlay the developmental abnormalities exhibited in the CR-slmir160a mutants. Phenotype severity also correlated with the upregulation of the SHOOT MERISTEMLESS homolog Tomato Knotted 2, which in turn activated the transcription of the cytokinin biosynthesis genes SlIPT2 and SlIPT4. However, no change in Tomato Knotted 2 was detected in the absence of SlARF10A, suggesting that it is upregulated due to auxin signaling suppression by SlARF10A. Knockout of sly-miR160a-targeted SlARFs showed that whereas SlARF10A is indispensable for leaf blade outgrowth and floral organ patterning, the functions of SlARF16A and SlARF17 are redundant. Taken together our results suggest that sly-miR160a promotes blade outgrowth as well as leaf and leaflet initiation and floral organ development through the quantitative regulation of its major target SlARF10A.
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- Subha Damodharan
- Plant Biology and UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, 451 Health Sciences Drive, 4409 GBSF, Davis, CA, USA
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O.B 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O.B 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O.B 15159, Rishon LeZion, 7505101, Israel
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Fritz MA, Rosa S, Sicard A. Mechanisms Underlying the Environmentally Induced Plasticity of Leaf Morphology. Front Genet 2018; 9:478. [PMID: 30405690 PMCID: PMC6207588 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The primary function of leaves is to provide an interface between plants and their environment for gas exchange, light exposure and thermoregulation. Leaves have, therefore a central contribution to plant fitness by allowing an efficient absorption of sunlight energy through photosynthesis to ensure an optimal growth. Their final geometry will result from a balance between the need to maximize energy uptake while minimizing the damage caused by environmental stresses. This intimate relationship between leaf and its surroundings has led to an enormous diversification in leaf forms. Leaf shape varies between species, populations, individuals or even within identical genotypes when those are subjected to different environmental conditions. For instance, the extent of leaf margin dissection has, for long, been found to inversely correlate with the mean annual temperature, such that Paleobotanists have used models based on leaf shape to predict the paleoclimate from fossil flora. Leaf growth is not only dependent on temperature but is also regulated by many other environmental factors such as light quality and intensity or ambient humidity. This raises the question of how the different signals can be integrated at the molecular level and converted into clear developmental decisions. Several recent studies have started to shed the light on the molecular mechanisms that connect the environmental sensing with organ-growth and patterning. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge on the influence of different environmental signals on leaf size and shape, their integration as well as their importance for plant adaptation.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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Du F, Guan C, Jiao Y. Molecular Mechanisms of Leaf Morphogenesis. MOLECULAR PLANT 2018; 11:1117-1134. [PMID: 29960106 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Plants maintain the ability to form lateral appendages throughout their life cycle and form leaves as the principal lateral appendages of the stem. Leaves initiate at the peripheral zone of the shoot apical meristem and then develop into flattened structures. In most plants, the leaf functions as a solar panel, where photosynthesis converts carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen. To produce structures that can optimally fulfill this function, plants precisely control the initiation, shape, and polarity of leaves. Moreover, leaf development is highly flexible but follows common themes with conserved regulatory mechanisms. Leaves may have evolved from lateral branches that are converted into determinate, flattened structures. Many other plant parts, such as floral organs, are considered specialized leaves, and thus leaf development underlies their morphogenesis. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of how three-dimensional leaf forms are established. We focus on how genes, phytohormones, and mechanical properties modulate leaf development, and discuss these factors in the context of leaf initiation, polarity establishment and maintenance, leaf flattening, and intercalary growth.
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- Fei Du
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Mansfield C, Newman JL, Olsson TSG, Hartley M, Chan J, Coen E. Ectopic BASL Reveals Tissue Cell Polarity throughout Leaf Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Curr Biol 2018; 28:2638-2646.e4. [PMID: 30100337 PMCID: PMC6109230 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tissue-wide polarity fields, in which cell polarity is coordinated across the tissue, have been described for planar organs such as the Drosophila wing and are considered important for coordinating growth and differentiation [1]. In planar plant organs, such as leaves, polarity fields have been identified for subgroups of cells, such as stomatal lineages [2], trichomes [3, 4], serrations [5], or early developmental stages [6]. Here, we show that ectopic induction of the stomatal protein BASL (BREAKING OF ASYMMETRY IN THE STOMATAL LINEAGE) reveals a tissue-wide epidermal polarity field in leaves throughout development. Ectopic GFP-BASL is typically localized toward the proximal end of cells and to one lobe of mature pavement cells, revealing a polarity field that aligns with the proximodistal axis of the leaf (base to tip). The polarity field is largely parallel to the midline of the leaf but diverges in more lateral positions, particularly at later stages in development, suggesting it may be deformed during growth. The polarity field is observed in the speechless mutant, showing that it is independent of stomatal lineages, and is observed in isotropic cells, showing that cell shape anisotropy is not required for orienting polarity. Ectopic BASL forms convergence and divergence points at serrations, mirroring epidermal PIN polarity patterns, suggesting a common underlying polarity mechanism. Thus, we show that similar to the situation in animals, planar plant organs have a tissue-wide cell polarity field, and this may provide a general cellular mechanism for guiding growth and differentiation. Ectopic expression of BASL in Arabidopsis leaves reveals coordinated polarity The ectopic BASL polarity field is independent of the stomatal lineage The polarity field reorients around serrations, mirroring PIN1 polarity
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- John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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- John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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Maugarny-Calès A, Laufs P. Getting leaves into shape: a molecular, cellular, environmental and evolutionary view. Development 2018; 145:145/13/dev161646. [PMID: 29991476 DOI: 10.1242/dev.161646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Leaves arise from groups of undifferentiated cells as small primordia that go through overlapping phases of morphogenesis, growth and differentiation. These phases are genetically controlled and modulated by environmental cues to generate a stereotyped, yet plastic, mature organ. Over the past couple of decades, studies have revealed that hormonal signals, transcription factors and miRNAs play major roles during leaf development, and more recent findings have highlighted the contribution of mechanical signals to leaf growth. In this Review, we discuss how modulating the activity of some of these regulators can generate diverse leaf shapes during development, in response to a varying environment, or between species during evolution.
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- Aude Maugarny-Calès
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France.,Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000 Versailles, France
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Lin X, Gu D, Zhao H, Peng Y, Zhang G, Yuan T, Li M, Wang Z, Wang X, Cui S. LFR is functionally associated with AS2 to mediate leaf development in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 95:598-612. [PMID: 29775508 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Leaves are essential organs for plants. We previously identified a functional gene possibly encoding a component of the SWI/SNF complex named Leaf and Flower Related (LFR) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Loss-of-function mutants of LFR displayed obvious defects in leaf morphogenesis, indicating its vital role in leaf development. Here an allelic null mutant of ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2), as2-6, was isolated as an enhancer of lfr-1 in petiole length, vasculature pattern and leaf margin development. The lfr as2 double-mutants showed enhanced ectopic expression of BREVIPEDICELLUS (BP) compared with each of the single-mutants, which is consistent with their synergistic genetic enhancement in multiple BP-dependent development processes. Moreover, LFR and several putative subunits of the SWI/SNF complex interacted physically with AS2. LFR associated with BP chromatin in an AS1-AS2-dependent manner to promote the nucleosome occupancy for appropriate BP repression in leaves. Taken together, our findings reveal that LFR and the SWI/SNF complex play roles in leaf development at least partly by repressing BP transcription as interacting factors of AS2, which expounds our understanding of BP repression at the chromatin structure level in leaf development.
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- Xiaowei Lin
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Ministry of Education, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, 050024, China
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Scofield S, Murison A, Jones A, Fozard J, Aida M, Band LR, Bennett M, Murray JAH. Coordination of meristem and boundary functions by transcription factors in the SHOOT MERISTEMLESS regulatory network. Development 2018; 145:dev157081. [PMID: 29650590 PMCID: PMC5992597 DOI: 10.1242/dev.157081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The Arabidopsis homeodomain transcription factor SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) is crucial for shoot apical meristem (SAM) function, yet the components and structure of the STM gene regulatory network (GRN) are largely unknown. Here, we show that transcriptional regulators are overrepresented among STM-regulated genes and, using these as GRN components in Bayesian network analysis, we infer STM GRN associations and reveal regulatory relationships between STM and factors involved in multiple aspects of SAM function. These include hormone regulation, TCP-mediated control of cell differentiation, AIL/PLT-mediated regulation of pluripotency and phyllotaxis, and specification of meristem-organ boundary zones via CUC1. We demonstrate a direct positive transcriptional feedback loop between STM and CUC1, despite their distinct expression patterns in the meristem and organ boundary, respectively. Our further finding that STM activates expression of the CUC1-targeting microRNA miR164c combined with mathematical modelling provides a potential solution for this apparent contradiction, demonstrating that these proposed regulatory interactions coupled with STM mobility could be sufficient to provide a mechanism for CUC1 localisation at the meristem-organ boundary. Our findings highlight the central role for the STM GRN in coordinating SAM functions.
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- Simon Scofield
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- Department of Computational and Systems Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST) Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
- Centre for Mathematical Medicine and Biology, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, Division of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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Linh NM, Verna C, Scarpella E. Coordination of cell polarity and the patterning of leaf vein networks. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 41:116-124. [PMID: 29278780 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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During development, the behavior of cells in tissues is coordinated along specific orientations or directions by coordinating the polar localization of components in those cells. The coordination of such cell polarity is perhaps nowhere more spectacular than in developing leaves, where the polarity of hundreds of cells is coordinated in the leaf epidermis and inner tissue to pattern vein networks. Available evidence suggests that the spectacular coordination of cell polarity that patterns vein networks is controlled by auxin transport and levels, and by genes that have been implicated in the polar localization of auxin transporters.
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- Nguyen Manh Linh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Wilson-Sánchez D, Martínez-López S, Navarro-Cartagena S, Jover-Gil S, Micol JL. Members of the DEAL subfamily of the DUF1218 gene family are required for bilateral symmetry but not for dorsoventrality in Arabidopsis leaves. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 217:1307-1321. [PMID: 29139551 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Most plant leaves exhibit bilateral symmetry, which has been hypothesized as an inevitable consequence of the existence of the proximodistal and dorsoventral axes. No gene has been described that affects leaf bilateral symmetry but not dorsoventrality in Arabidopsis thaliana. We screened for viable insertional mutations that affect leaf morphology, and out of more than 700 mutants found only one, desigual1-1 (deal1-1), that exhibited bilateral symmetry breaking but no obvious defects in dorsoventrality. We found that deal1-1 is an allele of VASCULATURE COMPLEXITY AND CONNECTIVITY (VCC). Several overlapping regulatory pathways establish the interspersed lobes and indentations along the margin of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. These pathways involve feedback loops of auxin, the PIN-FORMED1 (PIN1) auxin efflux carrier, and the CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON2 (CUC2) transcriptional regulator. Early vcc (deal1) leaf primordia fail to acquire bilateral symmetry and instead form ectopic lobes and sinuses. The vcc leaves show aberrant recruitment of marginal cells expressing properly polarized PIN1, resulting in misplaced auxin maxima. Normal PIN1 polarization requires CUC2 expression and CUC2 genetically interacts with VCC; VCC also affects CUC2 expression. VCC has a domain of unknown function, DUF1218, and localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. VCC acts partially redundantly with its two closest paralogs, DEAL2 and DEAL3, in early leaf margin patterning and is required for bilateral symmetry, but its loss of function does not visibly affect dorsoventrality.
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- David Wilson-Sánchez
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain
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Wu L, Tian Z, Zhang J. Functional Dissection of Auxin Response Factors in Regulating Tomato Leaf Shape Development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:957. [PMID: 30022995 PMCID: PMC6040142 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The phytohormone auxin is involved in many aspects of plant growth and developmental processes. The tomato Aux/IAA transcription factor SlIAA9/ENTIRE/E plays an important role in leaf morphogenesis and fruit development, and the E gene encodes a protein from the Aux/IAA family of auxin response repressors. Both SlIAA9-RNAi transgenic and entire (e) mutant plants reduce the leaf complexity in tomato, but the underlying mechanism is not yet completely resolved. Auxin signaling is known to regulate target genes expression via Aux/IAA and ARFs (auxin response factors) transcriptional regulators. ARFs mediate a wide range of developmental processes. Through an Y2H (yeast two-hybrid) assay coupled with expression profiling of the SlARF genes family, we identified a group of ARFs: SlARF6A, SlARF8A, SlARF8B, and SlARF24. Pull-down and BiFC (Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation) results demonstrated that these SlARFs interact with SlIAA9 in vitro and in vivo, and the e mutation altered the expression patterns of multiple SlARFs. The simple leaves of the e mutant were partially converted to wild-type compound leaves by VIGS (virus-induced gene silencing) of these four SlARFs. Furthermore, IAA content in these samples was significantly increased compared to the e mutant. In addition, SlARF6A and SlARF24 bound to the SlPIN1 promoter and act as transcriptional activators to regulate genes expression involved in leaflet initiation. It may also suggest that SlARFs regulate leaf morphology through direct binding to auxin-responsive genes in the absence of SlIAA9, providing an insight for the role of SlARFs in leaf shape development.
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Lu Q, Shao F, Macmillan C, Wilson IW, van der Merwe K, Hussey SG, Myburg AA, Dong X, Qiu D. Genomewide analysis of the lateral organ boundaries domain gene family in Eucalyptus grandis reveals members that differentially impact secondary growth. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:124-136. [PMID: 28499078 PMCID: PMC5785364 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain (LBD) proteins are plant-specific transcription factors playing crucial roles in growth and development. However, the function of LBD proteins in Eucalyptus grandis remains largely unexplored. In this study, LBD genes in E. grandis were identified and characterized using bioinformatics approaches. Gene expression patterns in various tissues and the transcriptional responses of EgLBDs to exogenous hormones were determined by qRT-PCR. Functions of the selected EgLBDs were studied by ectopically overexpressing in a hybrid poplar (Populus alba × Populus glandulosa). Expression levels of genes in the transgenic plants were investigated by RNA-seq. Our results showed that there were forty-six EgLBD members in the E. grandis genome and three EgLBDs displayed xylem- (EgLBD29) or phloem-preferential expression (EgLBD22 and EgLBD37). Confocal microscopy indicated that EgLBD22, EgLBD29 and EgLBD37 were localized to the nucleus. Furthermore, we found that EgLBD22, EgLBD29 and EgLBD37 were responsive to the treatments of indol-3-acetic acid and gibberellic acid. More importantly, we demonstrated EgLBDs exerted different influences on secondary growth. Namely, 35S::EgLBD37 led to significantly increased secondary xylem, 35S::EgLBD29 led to greatly increased phloem fibre production, and 35S::EgLBD22 showed no obvious effects. We revealed that key genes related to gibberellin, ethylene and auxin signalling pathway as well as cell expansion were significantly up- or down-regulated in transgenic plants. Our new findings suggest that LBD genes in E. grandis play important roles in secondary growth. This provides new mechanisms to increase wood or fibre production.
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- Qiang Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingThe Research Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingThe Research Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)Genomics Research Institute (GRI)University of PretoriaPretoriaSouth Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)Genomics Research Institute (GRI)University of PretoriaPretoriaSouth Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)Genomics Research Institute (GRI)University of PretoriaPretoriaSouth Africa
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement CenterDepartment of Plant Genetics and BreedingChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and BreedingThe Research Institute of ForestryChinese Academy of ForestryBeijingChina
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Pařízková B, Pernisová M, Novák O. What Has Been Seen Cannot Be Unseen-Detecting Auxin In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18122736. [PMID: 29258197 PMCID: PMC5751337 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18122736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Auxins mediate various processes that are involved in plant growth and development in response to specific environmental conditions. Its proper spatio-temporal distribution that is driven by polar auxin transport machinery plays a crucial role in the wide range of auxins physiological effects. Numbers of approaches have been developed to either directly or indirectly monitor auxin distribution in vivo in order to elucidate the basis of its precise regulation. Herein, we provide an updated list of valuable techniques used for monitoring auxins in plants, with their utilities and limitations. Because the spatial and temporal resolutions of the presented approaches are different, their combination may provide a comprehensive outcome of auxin distribution in diverse developmental processes.
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- Barbora Pařízková
- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science of Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science of Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science of Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Functional Genomics and Proteomics, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, CZ-62500 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science of Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of transcription factors in Solanum lycopersicum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aggene.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nakamasu A, Suematsu NJ, Kimura S. Asymmetries in leaf branch are associated with differential speeds along growth axes: A theoretical prediction. Dev Dyn 2017; 246:981-991. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Akiko Nakamasu
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Kyusyu University; Fukuoka Japan
- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences; Kyoto Sangyo University; Kyoto Japan
- Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences; Meiji University; Tokyo Japan
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- Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences; Meiji University; Tokyo Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences; Meiji University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences; Kyoto Sangyo University; Kyoto Japan
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Runions A, Tsiantis M, Prusinkiewicz P. A common developmental program can produce diverse leaf shapes. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 216:401-418. [PMID: 28248421 PMCID: PMC5638099 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Eudicot leaves have astoundingly diverse shapes. The central problem addressed in this paper is the developmental origin of this diversity. To investigate this problem, we propose a computational model of leaf development that generalizes the largely conserved molecular program for the reference plants Arabidopsis thaliana, Cardamine hirsuta and Solanum lycopersicum. The model characterizes leaf development as a product of three interwoven processes: the patterning of serrations, lobes and/or leaflets on the leaf margin; the patterning of the vascular system; and the growth of the leaf blade spanning the main veins. The veins play a significant morphogenetic role as a local determinant of growth directions. We show that small variations of this model can produce diverse leaf shapes, from simple to lobed to compound. It is thus plausible that diverse shapes of eudicot leaves result from small variations of a common developmental program.
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- Adam Runions
- University of Calgary2500 University Dr NWCalgaryAlbertaT2N 1N4Canada
- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCarl‐von‐Linné‐Weg 10Köln50829Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCarl‐von‐Linné‐Weg 10Köln50829Germany
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Campos-Rivero G, Osorio-Montalvo P, Sánchez-Borges R, Us-Camas R, Duarte-Aké F, De-la-Peña C. Plant hormone signaling in flowering: An epigenetic point of view. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 214:16-27. [PMID: 28419906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Reproduction is one of the most important phases in an organism's lifecycle. In the case of angiosperm plants, flowering provides the major developmental transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage, and requires genetic and epigenetic reprogramming to ensure the success of seed production. Flowering is regulated by a complex network of genes that integrate multiple environmental cues and endogenous signals so that flowering occurs at the right time; hormone regulation, signaling and homeostasis are very important in this process. Working alone or in combination, hormones are able to promote flowering by epigenetic regulation. Some plant hormones, such as gibberellins, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid and auxins, have important effects on chromatin compaction mediated by DNA methylation and histone posttranslational modifications, which hints at the role that epigenetic regulation may play in flowering through hormone action. miRNAs have been viewed as acting independently from DNA methylation and histone modification, ignoring their potential to interact with hormone signaling - including the signaling of auxins, gibberellins, ethylene, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid and others - to regulate flowering. Therefore, in this review we examine new findings about interactions between epigenetic mechanisms and key players in hormone signaling to coordinate flowering.
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- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mexico.
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Rast-Somssich MI, Žádníková P, Schmid S, Kieffer M, Kepinski S, Simon R. The Arabidopsis JAGGED LATERAL ORGANS (JLO) gene sensitizes plants to auxin. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:2741-2755. [PMID: 28472464 PMCID: PMC5853575 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Plant growth and development of new organs depend on the continuous activity of the meristems. In the shoot, patterns of organ initiation are determined by PINFORMED (PIN)-dependent auxin distribution, while the undifferentiated state of meristem cells requires activity of KNOTTED LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) transcription factors. Cell proliferation and differentiation of the root meristem are regulated by the largely antagonistic functions of auxin and cytokinins. It has previously been shown that the transcription factor JAGGED LATERAL ORGANS (JLO), a member of the LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARY DOMAIN (LBD) family, coordinates KNOX and PIN expression in the shoot and promotes root meristem growth. Here we show that JLO is required for the establishment of the root stem cell niche, where it interacts with the auxin/PLETHORA pathway. Auxin signaling involves the AUX/IAA co-repressor proteins, ARF transcription factors and F-box receptors of the TIR1/AFB1-5 family. Because jlo mutants fail to degrade the AUX/IAA protein BODENLOS, root meristem development is inhibited. We also demonstrate that the expression levels of two auxin receptors, TIR1 and AFB1, are controlled by JLO dosage, and that the shoot and root defects of jlo mutants are alleviated in jlo plants expressing TIR1 and AFB1 from a transgene. The finding that the auxin sensitivity of a plant can be differentially regulated through control of auxin receptor expression can explain how different developmental processes can be integrated by the activity of a key transcription factor.
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- Madlen I Rast-Somssich
- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Cluster of Excellence in Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine Universität, Universitätstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Cluster of Excellence in Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine Universität, Universitätstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Cluster of Excellence in Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine Universität, Universitätstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Cluster of Excellence in Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine Universität, Universitätstrasse, Düsseldorf, Germany
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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: 1.0] [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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Peng J, Berbel A, Madueño F, Chen R. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3 Regulates Compound Leaf Patterning by Directly Repressing PALMATE-LIKE PENTAFOLIATA1 Expression in Medicago truncatula. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1630. [PMID: 28979286 PMCID: PMC5611443 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Diverse leaf forms can be seen in nature. In Medicago truncatula, PALM1 encoding a Cys(2)His(2) transcription factor is a key regulator of compound leaf patterning. PALM1 negatively regulates expression of SGL1, a key regulator of lateral leaflet initiation. However, how PALM1 itself is regulated is not yet known. To answer this question, we used promoter sequence analysis, yeast one-hybrid tests, quantitative transcription activity assays, ChIP-PCR analysis, and phenotypic analyses of overexpression lines and mutant plants. The results show that M. truncatula AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3 (MtARF3) functions as a direct transcriptional repressor of PALM1. MtARF3 physically binds to the PALM1 promoter sequence in yeast cells. MtARF3 selectively interacts with specific auxin response elements (AuxREs) in the PALM1 promoter to repress reporter gene expression in tobacco leaves and binds to specific sequences in the PALM1 promoter in vivo. Upregulation of MtARF3 or removal of both PHANTASTICA (PHAN) and ARGONAUTE7 (AGO7) pathways resulted in compound leaves with five narrow leaflets arranged in a palmate-like configuration. These results support that MtARF3, in addition as an adaxial-abaxial polarity regulator, functions to restrict spatiotemporal expression of PALM1, linking auxin signaling to compound leaf patterning in the legume plant M. truncatula.
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- Insituto de Biología Molecular Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Politécnica de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Insituto de Biología Molecular Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Politécnica de ValenciaValencia, Spain
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- Noble Research Institute, ArdmoreOK, United States
- *Correspondence: Rujin Chen,
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Saini K, Markakis MN, Zdanio M, Balcerowicz DM, Beeckman T, De Veylder L, Prinsen E, Beemster GTS, Vissenberg K. Alteration in Auxin Homeostasis and Signaling by Overexpression Of PINOID Kinase Causes Leaf Growth Defects in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1009. [PMID: 28659952 PMCID: PMC5470171 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plants many developmental processes are regulated by auxin and its directional transport. PINOID (PID) kinase helps to regulate this transport by influencing polar recruitment of PIN efflux proteins on the cellular membranes. We investigated how altered auxin levels affect leaf growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Arabidopsis mutants and transgenic plants with altered PID expression levels were used to study the effect on auxin distribution and leaf development. Single knockouts showed small pleiotropic growth defects. Contrastingly, several leaf phenotypes related to changes in auxin concentrations and transcriptional activity were observed in PID overexpression (PIDOE ) lines. Unlike in the knockout lines, the leaves of PIDOE lines showed an elevation in total indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Accordingly, enhanced DR5-visualized auxin responses were detected, especially along the leaf margins. Kinematic analysis revealed that ectopic expression of PID negatively affects cell proliferation and expansion rates, yielding reduced cell numbers and small-sized cells in the PIDOE leaves. We used PIDOE lines as a tool to study auxin dose effects on leaf development and demonstrate that auxin, above a certain threshold, has a negative affect on leaf growth. RNA sequencing further showed how subtle PIDOE -related changes in auxin levels lead to transcriptional reprogramming of cellular processes.
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- Kumud Saini
- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
- Faculty of Health and Medical SciencesCopenhagen, Denmark
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIBGhent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research, University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
- Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology Lab, Department Of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, University of Applied Sciences Crete – Technological Educational Institute (UASC-TEI)Heraklion, Greece
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Bhalerao RP, Fischer U. Environmental and hormonal control of cambial stem cell dynamics. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:79-87. [PMID: 27965368 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Perennial trees have the amazing ability to adjust their growth rate to both adverse and favorable seasonally reoccurring environmental conditions over hundreds of years. In trunks and stems, the basis for the tuning of seasonal growth rate is the regulation of cambial stem cell activity. Cambial stem cell quiescence and dormancy protect the tree from potential physiological and genomic damage caused by adverse growing conditions and may permit a long lifespan. Cambial dormancy and longevity are both aspects of a tree's life for which the study of cambial stem cell behavior in the annual model plant Arabidopsis is inadequate. Recent functional analyses of hormone perception and catabolism mutants in Populus indicate that shoot-derived long-range signals, as well as local cues, steer cambial activity. Auxin is central to the regulation of cambial activity and probably also maintenance. Emerging genome editing and phenotyping technologies will enable the identification of down-stream targets of hormonal action and facilitate the genetic dissection of complex traits of cambial biology.
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- Rishikesh P Bhalerao
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SE-90183, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, SE-90183, Sweden
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Mishra BS, Jamsheer K M, Singh D, Sharma M, Laxmi A. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression, Protein-Protein Interaction and Evolutionary Analysis of the Seed Plant-Specific BIG GRAIN and BIG GRAIN LIKE Gene Family. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1812. [PMID: 29118774 PMCID: PMC5660992 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BIG GRAIN1 (BG1) is an auxin-regulated gene which functions in auxin pathway and positively regulates biomass, grain size and yield in rice. However, the evolutionary origin and divergence of these genes are still unknown. In this study, we found that BG genes are probably originated in seed plants. We also identified that seed plants evolved a class of BIG GRAIN LIKE (BGL) genes which share conserved middle and C-terminal motifs with BG. The BG genes were present in all monocot and eudicot species analyzed; however, the BGL genes were absent in few monocot lineages. Both BG and BGL were found to be serine-rich proteins; however, differences in expansion and rates of retention after whole genome duplication events were observed. Promoters of BG and BGL genes were found to be enriched with auxin-responsive elements and the Arabidopsis thaliana BG and BGL genes were found to be auxin-regulated. The auxin-induced expression of AthBG2 was found to be dependent on the conserved ARF17/19 module. Protein-protein interaction analysis identified that AthBG2 interact with regulators of splicing, transcription and chromatin remodeling. Taken together, this study provides interesting insights about BG and BGL genes and incentivizes future work in this gene family which has the potential to be used for crop manipulation.
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A Secreted Peptide and Its Receptors Shape the Auxin Response Pattern and Leaf Margin Morphogenesis. Curr Biol 2016; 26:2478-2485. [PMID: 27593376 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Secreted peptides mediate intercellular communication [1, 2]. Several secreted peptides in the EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR-LIKE (EPFL) family regulate morphogenesis of tissues, such as stomata and inflorescences in plants [3-15]. The biological functions of other EPFL family members remain unknown. Here, we show that the EPFL2 gene is required for growth of leaf teeth. EPFL2 peptide physically interacts with ERECTA (ER) family receptor-kinases and, accordingly, the attenuation of ER family activities leads to formation of toothless leaves. During the tooth growth process, responses to the phytohormone auxin are maintained at tips of the teeth to promote their growth [16-19]. In the growing tooth tip of epfl2 and multiple er family mutants, the auxin response becomes broader. Conversely, overexpression of EPFL2 diminishes the auxin response, indicating that the EPFL2 signal restricts the auxin response to the tooth tip. Interestingly, the tip-specific auxin response in turn organizes characteristic expression patterns of ER family and EPFL2 by enhancing ER family expression at the tip while eliminating the EPFL2 expression from the tip. Our findings identify the novel ligand-receptor pairs promoting the tooth growth, and further reveal a feedback circuit between the peptide-receptor system and auxin response as a mechanism for maintaining proper auxin maxima during leaf margin morphogenesis.
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Tang Y, Zhao CY, Tan ST, Xue HW. Arabidopsis Type II Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase PI4Kγ5 Regulates Auxin Biosynthesis and Leaf Margin Development through Interacting with Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor ANAC078. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006252. [PMID: 27529511 PMCID: PMC4986951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Normal leaf margin development is important for leaf morphogenesis and contributes to diverse leaf shapes in higher plants. We here show the crucial roles of an atypical type II phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase, PI4Kγ5, in Arabidopsis leaf margin development. PI4Kγ5 presents a dynamics expression pattern along with leaf development and a T-DNA mutant lacking PI4Kγ5, pi4kγ5-1, presents serrated leaves, which is resulted from the accelerated cell division and increased auxin concentration at serration tips. Studies revealed that PI4Kγ5 interacts with and phosphorylates a membrane-bound NAC transcription factor, ANAC078. Previous studies demonstrated that membrane-bound transcription factors regulate gene transcription by undergoing proteolytic process to translocate into nucleus, and ANAC078 undergoes proteolysis by cleaving off the transmembrane region and carboxyl terminal. Western blot analysis indeed showed that ANAC078 deleting of carboxyl terminal is significantly reduced in pi4kγ5-1, indicating that PI4Kγ5 is important for the cleavage of ANAC078. This is consistent with the subcellular localization observation showing that fluorescence by GFP-ANAC078 is detected at plasma membrane but not nucleus in pi4kγ5-1 mutant and that expression of ANAC078 deleting of carboxyl terminal, driven by PI4Kγ5 promoter, could rescue the leaf serration defects of pi4kγ5-1. Further analysis showed that ANAC078 suppresses the auxin synthesis by directly binding and regulating the expression of auxin synthesis-related genes. These results indicate that PI4Kγ5 interacts with ANAC078 to negatively regulate auxin synthesis and hence influences cell proliferation and leaf development, providing informative clues for the regulation of in situ auxin synthesis and cell division, as well as the cleavage and functional mechanism of membrane-bound transcription factors.
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- Yong Tang
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Abley K, Sauret-Güeto S, Marée AF, Coen E. Formation of polarity convergences underlying shoot outgrowths. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27478985 PMCID: PMC4969039 DOI: 10.7554/elife.18165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The development of outgrowths from plant shoots depends on formation of epidermal sites of cell polarity convergence with high intracellular auxin at their centre. A parsimonious model for generation of convergence sites is that cell polarity for the auxin transporter PIN1 orients up auxin gradients, as this spontaneously generates convergent alignments. Here we test predictions of this and other models for the patterns of auxin biosynthesis and import. Live imaging of outgrowths from kanadi1 kanadi2 Arabidopsis mutant leaves shows that they arise by formation of PIN1 convergence sites within a proximodistal polarity field. PIN1 polarities are oriented away from regions of high auxin biosynthesis enzyme expression, and towards regions of high auxin importer expression. Both expression patterns are required for normal outgrowth emergence, and may form part of a common module underlying shoot outgrowths. These findings are more consistent with models that spontaneously generate tandem rather than convergent alignments. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18165.001 Plants, unlike animals, are able to grow and develop throughout their lives. New leaves and flowers are made from outgrowths that constantly form at the tip of growing shoots. Groups of cells in the outer layer of the shoot tip arrange a protein called PIN1 so that it is more abundant on the cell surfaces that face towards the centre of the group. PIN1 transports a hormone called auxin out of plant cells and this “convergent” arrangement of PIN1 increases the levels of auxin in cells at the centre of the group, leading to the formation of a new outgrowth. However, it is not clear what causes these cells to position their PIN1 proteins in this way. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain how convergent patterns of PIN1 form. For example, according to the “up-the-gradient” hypothesis, PIN1 is allocated to the end of a cell that is next to a cell with a higher level of auxin. Abley et al. have now compared predictions from computer models with new experimental data from a plant called Arabidopsis to evaluate three hypotheses for how convergent PIN1 patterns form. A computer model based on the up-the-gradient hypothesis naturally creates convergent PIN1 patterns, even if each cell starts off with the same level of auxin. On the other hand, models based on two other hypotheses generate tandem alignments of PIN1 so that auxin is transported in the same direction along lines of cells. Next, Abley et al. tested these models using mutant Arabidopsis plants that develop outgrowths from the lower surface of their leaves. These outgrowths form in a similar way to outgrowths at the growing shoot tip, but in a simpler context. The experiments show that the patterns of where auxin is produced in growing leaves were more compatible with the tandem alignment models than the up-the-gradient model. This suggests that plants use a tandem alignment mechanism to form convergences of PIN1 proteins that generate the local increases in auxin needed to make new outgrowths. This study only examined a single layer of cells on the plant surface. Other cell layers also show highly organised patterns of PIN1 proteins, so a future challenge is to extend the approach to study the entire 3D structure of new shoot outgrowths. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18165.002
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- Katie Abley
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Mahajan AS, Kondhare KR, Rajabhoj MP, Kumar A, Ghate T, Ravindran N, Habib F, Siddappa S, Banerjee AK. Regulation, overexpression, and target gene identification of Potato Homeobox 15 (POTH15) - a class-I KNOX gene in potato. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:4255-72. [PMID: 27217546 PMCID: PMC5301930 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw205] [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] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Potato Homeobox 15 (POTH15) is a KNOX-I (Knotted1-like homeobox) family gene in potato that is orthologous to Shoot Meristemless (STM) in Arabidopsis. Despite numerous reports on KNOX genes from different species, studies in potato are limited. Here, we describe photoperiodic regulation of POTH15, its overexpression phenotype, and identification of its potential targets in potato (Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena). qRT-PCR analysis showed a higher abundance of POTH15 mRNA in shoot tips and stolons under tuber-inducing short-day conditions. POTH15 promoter activity was detected in apical and axillary meristems, stolon tips, tuber eyes, and meristems of tuber sprouts, indicating its role in meristem maintenance and leaf development. POTH15 overexpression altered multiple morphological traits including leaf and stem development, leaflet number, and number of nodes and branches. In particular, the rachis of the leaf was completely reduced and leaves appeared as a bouquet of leaflets. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of 35S::GUS and two POTH15 overexpression lines identified more than 6000 differentially expressed genes, including 2014 common genes between the two overexpression lines. Functional analysis of these genes revealed their involvement in responses to hormones, biotic/abiotic stresses, transcription regulation, and signal transduction. qRT-PCR of selected candidate target genes validated their differential expression in both overexpression lines. Out of 200 randomly chosen POTH15 targets, 173 were found to have at least one tandem TGAC core motif, characteristic of KNOX interaction, within 3.0kb in the upstream sequence of the transcription start site. Overall, this study provides insights to the role of POTH15 in controlling diverse developmental processes in potato.
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- Ameya S Mahajan
- Biology Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, IISER Pune, Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Biology Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, IISER Pune, Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Biology, IISER TVM, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) - 695016, Kerala, India
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- Biology Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, IISER Pune, Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Dept. of Botany, SPP University (formerly University of Pune), Pune - 411007, Maharashtra, India
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- Biological Sciences, IISER Bhopal, Bhopal - 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Biology Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, IISER Pune, Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla - 171001, India
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- Biology Division, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, IISER Pune, Pune - 411008, Maharashtra, India
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Yoshikawa T, Tanaka SY, Masumoto Y, Nobori N, Ishii H, Hibara KI, Itoh JI, Tanisaka T, Taketa S. Barley NARROW LEAFED DWARF1 encoding a WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX 3 (WOX3) regulates the marginal development of lateral organs. BREEDING SCIENCE 2016; 66:416-24. [PMID: 27436952 PMCID: PMC4902465 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.16019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is the fourth most-produced cereal in the world and is mainly utilized as animal feed and malts. Recently barley attracts considerable attentions as healthy food rich in dietary fiber. However, limited knowledge is available about developmental aspects of barley leaves. In the present study, we investigated barley narrow leafed dwarf1 (nld1) mutants, which exhibit thin leaves accompanied by short stature. Detailed histological analysis revealed that leaf marginal tissues, such as sawtooth hairs and sclerenchymatous cells, were lacked in nld1, suggesting that narrowed leaf of nld1 was attributable to the defective development of the marginal regions in the leaves. The defective marginal developments were also appeared in internodes and glumes in spikelets. Map-based cloning revealed that NLD1 encodes a WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX 3 (WOX3), an ortholog of the maize NARROW SHEATH genes. In situ hybridization showed that NLD1 transcripts were localized in the marginal edges of leaf primordia from the initiating stage. From these results, we concluded that NLD1 plays pivotal role in the increase of organ width and in the development of marginal tissues in lateral organs in barley.
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- Takanori Yoshikawa
- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
- Corresponding author (e-mail: )
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- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
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- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
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- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
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- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,
Tokyo 113-8657,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,
Tokyo 113-8657,
Japan
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- School of Agricultural Regional Vitalization, Kibi International University,
Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0484,
Japan
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- Group of Genetic Resources and Functions, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University,
Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046,
Japan
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Yu H, Huang T. Molecular Mechanisms of Floral Boundary Formation in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:317. [PMID: 26950117 PMCID: PMC4813180 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17030317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Boundary formation is a crucial developmental process in plant organogenesis. Boundaries separate cells with distinct identities and act as organizing centers to control the development of adjacent organs. In flower development, initiation of floral primordia requires the formation of the meristem-to-organ (M-O) boundaries and floral organ development depends on the establishment of organ-to-organ (O-O) boundaries. Studies in this field have revealed a suite of genes and regulatory pathways controlling floral boundary formation. Many of these genes are transcription factors that interact with phytohormone pathways. This review will focus on the functions and interactions of the genes that play important roles in the floral boundaries and discuss the molecular mechanisms that integrate these regulatory pathways to control the floral boundary formation.
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- Hongyang Yu
- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, China.
- College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Rast-Somssich MI, Broholm S, Jenkins H, Canales C, Vlad D, Kwantes M, Bilsborough G, Dello Ioio R, Ewing RM, Laufs P, Huijser P, Ohno C, Heisler MG, Hay A, Tsiantis M. Alternate wiring of a KNOXI genetic network underlies differences in leaf development of A. thaliana and C. hirsuta. Genes Dev 2016; 29:2391-404. [PMID: 26588991 PMCID: PMC4691893 DOI: 10.1101/gad.269050.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this study, Rast-Somssich et al. investigated morphological differences between C. hirsuta, which has complex leaves with leaflets, and its relative, A. thaliana, which has simple leaves. By transferring single genes from one species into another under their endogenous regulatory elements, the authors show that leaf form can be modified in the recipient species, extending our knowledge of how paralogous genes are regulated in a complex eukaryote. Two interrelated problems in biology are understanding the regulatory logic and predictability of morphological evolution. Here, we studied these problems by comparing Arabidopsis thaliana, which has simple leaves, and its relative, Cardamine hirsuta, which has dissected leaves comprising leaflets. By transferring genes between the two species, we provide evidence for an inverse relationship between the pleiotropy of SHOOTMERISTEMLESS (STM) and BREVIPEDICELLUS (BP) homeobox genes and their ability to modify leaf form. We further show that cis-regulatory divergence of BP results in two alternative configurations of the genetic networks controlling leaf development. In C. hirsuta, ChBP is repressed by the microRNA164A (MIR164A)/ChCUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON (ChCUC) module and ChASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (ChAS1), thus creating cross-talk between MIR164A/CUC and AS1 that does not occur in A. thaliana. These different genetic architectures lead to divergent interactions of network components and growth regulation in each species. We suggest that certain regulatory genes with low pleiotropy are predisposed to readily integrate into or disengage from conserved genetic networks influencing organ geometry, thus rapidly altering their properties and contributing to morphological divergence.
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- Madlen I Rast-Somssich
- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3BR, United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università di Roma, Sapienza, 70-00185 Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de l'Environment (AgroParisTech), INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, 78026 Versailles Cedex 69117, France
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Developmental Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Developmental Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Comparative Development and Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
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Fal K, Landrein B, Hamant O. Interplay between miRNA regulation and mechanical stress for CUC gene expression at the shoot apical meristem. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1127497. [PMID: 26653277 PMCID: PMC4883852 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2015.1127497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The shoot apical meristem is the central organizer of plant aerial organogenesis. The molecular bases of its functions involve several cross-talks between transcription factors, hormones and microRNAs. We recently showed that the expression of the homeobox transcription factor STM is induced by mechanical perturbations, adding another layer of complexity to this regulation. Here we provide additional evidence that mechanical perturbations impact the promoter activity of CUC3, an important regulator of boundary formation at the shoot meristem. Interestingly, we did not detect such an effect for CUC1. This suggests that the robustness of expression patterns and developmental programs is controlled via a combined action of molecular factors as well as mechanical cues in the shoot apical meristem.
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- Kateryna Fal
- Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, INRA-CNRS-UCBL-ENS Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire Joliot Curie, CNRS-ENS Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, INRA-CNRS-UCBL-ENS Lyon, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire Joliot Curie, CNRS-ENS Lyon, Lyon, France
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Salvini M, Fambrini M, Giorgetti L, Pugliesi C. Molecular aspects of zygotic embryogenesis in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.): correlation of positive histone marks with HaWUS expression and putative link HaWUS/HaL1L. PLANTA 2016; 243:199-215. [PMID: 26377219 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2405-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The link HaWUS/ HaL1L , the opposite transcriptional behavior, and the decrease/increase in positive histone marks bond to both genes suggest an inhibitory effect of WUS on HaL1L in sunflower zygotic embryos. In Arabidopsis, a group of transcription factors implicated in the earliest events of embryogenesis is the WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX (WOX) protein family including WUSCHEL (WUS) and other 14 WOX protein, some of which contain a conserved WUS-box domain in addition to the homeodomain. WUS transcripts appear very early in embryogenesis, at the 16-cell embryo stage, but gradually become restricted to the center of the developing shoot apical meristem (SAM) primordium and continues to be expressed in cells of the niche/organizing center of SAM and floral meristems to maintain stem cell population. Moreover, WUS has decisive roles in the embryonic program presumably promoting the vegetative-to-embryonic transition and/or maintaining the identity of the embryonic stem cells. However, data on the direct interaction between WUS and key genes for seed development (as LEC1 and L1L) are not collected. The novelty of this report consists in the characterization of Helianthus annuus WUS (HaWUS) gene and in its analysis regarding the pattern of the methylated lysine 4 (K4) of the Histone H3 and of the acetylated histone H3 during the zygotic embryo development. Also, a parallel investigation was performed for HaL1L gene since two copies of the WUS-binding site (WUSATA), previously identified on HaL1L nucleotide sequence, were able to be bound by the HaWUS recombinant protein suggesting a not described effect of HaWUS on HaL1L transcription.
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- Mariangela Salvini
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Landrein B, Kiss A, Sassi M, Chauvet A, Das P, Cortizo M, Laufs P, Takeda S, Aida M, Traas J, Vernoux T, Boudaoud A, Hamant O. Mechanical stress contributes to the expression of the STM homeobox gene in Arabidopsis shoot meristems. eLife 2015; 4:e07811. [PMID: 26623515 PMCID: PMC4666715 DOI: 10.7554/elife.07811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The role of mechanical signals in cell identity determination remains poorly explored in tissues. Furthermore, because mechanical stress is widespread, mechanical signals are difficult to uncouple from biochemical-based transduction pathways. Here we focus on the homeobox gene SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM), a master regulator and marker of meristematic identity in Arabidopsis. We found that STM expression is quantitatively correlated to curvature in the saddle-shaped boundary domain of the shoot apical meristem. As tissue folding reflects the presence of mechanical stress, we test and demonstrate that STM expression is induced after micromechanical perturbations. We also show that STM expression in the boundary domain is required for organ separation. While STM expression correlates with auxin depletion in this domain, auxin distribution and STM expression can also be uncoupled. STM expression and boundary identity are thus strengthened through a synergy between auxin depletion and an auxin-independent mechanotransduction pathway at the shoot apical meristem.
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- Benoît Landrein
- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- INRA, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, Versailles, France.,AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, Versailles, France
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- INRA, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, Versailles, France.,AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318, ERL CNRS 3559, Saclay Plant Sciences, Versailles, France
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- Cell and Genome Biology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Reproduction de développement des plantes, INRA, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, Laboratoire de Physique, CNRS, ENS Lyon, UCB Lyon 1, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Husbands AY, Benkovics AH, Nogueira FTS, Lodha M, Timmermans MCP. The ASYMMETRIC LEAVES Complex Employs Multiple Modes of Regulation to Affect Adaxial-Abaxial Patterning and Leaf Complexity. THE PLANT CELL 2015; 27:3321-35. [PMID: 26589551 PMCID: PMC4707451 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Flattened leaf architecture is not a default state but depends on positional information to precisely coordinate patterns of cell division in the growing primordium. This information is provided, in part, by the boundary between the adaxial (top) and abaxial (bottom) domains of the leaf, which are specified via an intricate gene regulatory network whose precise circuitry remains poorly defined. Here, we examined the contribution of the ASYMMETRIC LEAVES (AS) pathway to adaxial-abaxial patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana and demonstrate that AS1-AS2 affects this process via multiple, distinct regulatory mechanisms. AS1-AS2 uses Polycomb-dependent and -independent mechanisms to directly repress the abaxial determinants MIR166A, YABBY5, and AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3 (ARF3), as well as a nonrepressive mechanism in the regulation of the adaxial determinant TAS3A. These regulatory interactions, together with data from prior studies, lead to a model in which the sequential polarization of determinants, including AS1-AS2, explains the establishment and maintenance of adaxial-abaxial leaf polarity. Moreover, our analyses show that the shared repression of ARF3 by the AS and trans-acting small interfering RNA (ta-siRNA) pathways intersects with additional AS1-AS2 targets to affect multiple nodes in leaf development, impacting polarity as well as leaf complexity. These data illustrate the surprisingly multifaceted contribution of AS1-AS2 to leaf development showing that, in conjunction with the ta-siRNA pathway, AS1-AS2 keeps the Arabidopsis leaf both flat and simple.
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- Aman Y Husbands
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Cieslak M, Runions A, Prusinkiewicz P. Auxin-driven patterning with unidirectional fluxes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:5083-102. [PMID: 26116915 PMCID: PMC4513925 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The plant hormone auxin plays an essential role in the patterning of plant structures. Biological hypotheses supported by computational models suggest that auxin may fulfil this role by regulating its own transport, but the plausibility of previously proposed models has been questioned. We applied the notion of unidirectional fluxes and the formalism of Petri nets to show that the key modes of auxin-driven patterning-the formation of convergence points and the formation of canals-can be implemented by biochemically plausible networks, with the fluxes measured by dedicated tally molecules or by efflux and influx carriers themselves. Common elements of these networks include a positive feedback of auxin efflux on the allocation of membrane-bound auxin efflux carriers (PIN proteins), and a modulation of this allocation by auxin in the extracellular space. Auxin concentration in the extracellular space is the only information exchanged by the cells. Canalization patterns are produced when auxin efflux and influx act antagonistically: an increase in auxin influx or concentration in the extracellular space decreases the abundance of efflux carriers in the adjacent segment of the membrane. In contrast, convergence points emerge in networks in which auxin efflux and influx act synergistically. A change in a single reaction rate may result in a dynamic switch between these modes, suggesting plausible molecular implementations of coordinated patterning of organ initials and vascular strands predicted by the dual polarization theory.
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- Mikolaj Cieslak
- Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Sluis A, Hake S. Organogenesis in plants: initiation and elaboration of leaves. Trends Genet 2015; 31:300-6. [PMID: 26003219 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Plant organs initiate from meristems and grow into diverse forms. After initiation, organs enter a morphological phase where they develop their shape, followed by differentiation into mature tissue. Investigations into these processes have revealed numerous factors necessary for proper development, including transcription factors such as the KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) genes, the hormone auxin, and miRNAs. Importantly, these factors have been shown to play a role in organogenesis in various diverse model species, revealing both deep conservation of regulatory strategies and evolutionary novelties that led to new plant forms. We review here recent work in understanding the regulation of organogenesis and in particular leaf formation, highlighting how regulatory modules are often redeployed in different organ types and stages of development to achieve diverse forms through the balance of growth and differentiation.
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- Aaron Sluis
- Plant Gene Expression Center, UC Berkeley and USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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- Plant Gene Expression Center, UC Berkeley and USDA-ARS, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710, USA
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Tameshige T, Hirakawa Y, Torii KU, Uchida N. Cell walls as a stage for intercellular communication regulating shoot meristem development. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:324. [PMID: 26029226 PMCID: PMC4426712 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Aboveground organs of plants are ultimately derived/generated from the shoot apical meristem (SAM), which is a proliferative tissue located at the apex of the stem. The SAM contains a population of stem cells that provide new cells for organ/tissue formation. The SAM is composed of distinct cell layers and zones with different properties. Primordia of lateral organs develop at the periphery of the SAM. The shoot apex is a dynamic and complex tissue, and as such intercellular communications among cells, layers and zones play significant roles in the coordination of cell proliferation, growth and differentiation to achieve elaborate morphogenesis. Recent findings have highlighted the importance of a number of signaling molecules acting in the cell wall space for the intercellular communication, including classic phytohormones and secretory peptides. Moreover, accumulating evidence has revealed that cell wall properties and their modifying enzymes modulate hormone actions. In this review, we outline how behaviors of signaling molecules and changes of cell wall properties are integrated for the shoot meristem regulation.
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- Toshiaki Tameshige
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Commonalities, as well as lineage-specific differences among bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals, are reviewed in the context of (1) the coordination of cell growth, (2) the flow of mass and energy affecting the physiological status of cells, (3) cytoskeletal dynamics during cell division, and (4) the coordination of cell size in multicellular organs and organisms. A comparative approach reveals that similar mechanisms are used to gauge and regulate cell size and proliferation, and shows that these mechanisms share similar modules to measure cell size, cycle status, competence, and number, as well as ploidy levels, nutrient availability, and other variables affecting cell growth. However, this approach also reveals that these modules often use nonhomologous subsystems when viewed at modular or genomic levels; that is, different lineages have evolved functionally analogous, but not genomically homologous, ways of either sensing or regulating cell size and growth, in much the same way that multicellularity has evolved in different lineages using analogous developmental modules.
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The investigation of transcription factor (TF) families is a major focus of postgenomic research. The plant-specific ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2-LIKE (ASL) / LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES Domain (LBD) proteins constitute a major zincfinger-like-domain transcription factor family, and regulate diverse biological processes in plants. However, little is known about LBD genes in maize (Zea mays). In this study, a total of 44 LBD genes were identified in maize genome and were phylogenetically clustered into two groups (I and II), together with LBDs from Arabidopsis. The predicted maize LBDs were distributed across all the 10 chromosomes with different densities. In addition, the gene structures of maize LBDs were analysed. The expression profiles of the maize LBD genes under normal growth conditions were analysed by microarray data and qRT-PCR. The results indicated that LBDs might be involved in various aspects of physiological and developmental processes in maize. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a genomewide analysis of the maize LBD gene family, which would provide valuable information for understanding the classification and putative functions of the gene family.
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