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Sessions A, Yanofsky MF, Weigel D. Cell-cell signaling and movement by the floral transcription factors LEAFY and APETALA1. Science 2000; 289:779-82. [PMID: 10926540 DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5480.779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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LEAFY (LFY) and APETALA1 (AP1) encode unrelated transcription factors that activate overlapping sets of homeotic genes in Arabidopsis flowers. Sector analysis and targeted expression in transgenic plants were used to study whether LFY and AP1 can participate in cell-cell signaling between and within different layers of the floral meristem. LFY signaled equally well from all layers and had substantial long-range action within layers. Nonautonomous action of LFY was accompanied by movement of the protein to adjacent cells, where it directly activated homeotic target genes. In contrast, AP1 had only limited nonautonomous effects, apparently mediated by downstream genes because activation of early target genes by AP1 was cell-autonomous.
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- A Sessions
- Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Oparka KJ, Cruz SS. THE GREAT ESCAPE: Phloem Transport and Unloading of Macromolecules1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000; 51:323-347. [PMID: 15012195 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.51.1.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The phloem of higher plants translocates a diverse range of macromolecules including proteins, RNAs, and pathogens. This review considers the origin and destination of such macromolecules. A survey of the literature reveals that the majority of phloem-mobile macromolecules are synthesized within companion cells and enter the sieve elements through the branched plasmodesmata that connect these cells. Examples of systemic macromolecules that originate outside the companion cell are rare and are restricted to viral and subviral pathogens and putative RNA gene-silencing signals, all of which involve a relay system in which the macromolecule is amplified in each successive cell along the pathway to companion cells. Evidence is presented that xenobiotic macromolecules may enter the sieve element by a default pathway as they do not possess the necessary signals for retention in the sieve element-companion cell complex. Several sink tissues possess plasmodesmata with a high-molecular-size exclusion limit, potentially allowing the nonspecific escape of a wide range of small (<50-kDa) macromolecules from the phloem. Larger macromolecules and systemic mRNAs appear to require facilitated transport through sink plasmodesmata. The fate of phloem-mobile macromolecules is considered in relation to current models of long-distance signaling in plants.
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- Karl J. Oparka
- Unit of Cell Biology, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, United Kingdom; e-mail:
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Ruiz-Medrano R, Xoconostle-Cázares B, Lucas WJ. Phloem long-distance transport of CmNACP mRNA: implications for supracellular regulation in plants. Development 1999; 126:4405-19. [PMID: 10498677 DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.20.4405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Direct support for the concept that RNA molecules circulate throughout the plant, via the phloem, is provided through the characterisation of mRNA from phloem sap of mature pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) leaves and stems. One of these mRNAs, CmNACP, is a member of the NAC domain gene family, some of whose members have been shown to be involved in apical meristem development. In situ RT-PCR analysis revealed the presence of CmNACP RNA in the companion cell-sieve element complex of leaf, stem and root phloem. Longitudinal and transverse sections showed continuity of transcript distribution between meristems and sieve elements of the protophloem, suggesting CmNACP mRNA transport over long distances and accumulation in vegetative, root and floral meristems. In situ hybridization studies conducted on CmNACP confirmed the results obtained using in situ RT-PCR. Phloem transport of CmNACP mRNA was proved directly by heterograft studies between pumpkin and cucumber plants, in which CmNACP transcripts were shown to accumulate in cucumber scion phloem and apical tissues. Similar experiments were conducted with 7 additional phloem-related transcripts. Collectively, these studies established the existence of a system for the delivery of specific mRNA transcripts from the body of the plant to the shoot apex. These findings provide insight into the presence of a novel mechanism likely used by higher plants to integrate developmental and physiological processes on a whole-plant basis.
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- R Ruiz-Medrano
- Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA95616, USA
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Liu L, White MJ, MacRae TH. Transcription factors and their genes in higher plants functional domains, evolution and regulation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 262:247-57. [PMID: 10336605 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A typical plant transcription factor contains, with few exceptions, a DNA-binding region, an oligomerization site, a transcription-regulation domain, and a nuclear localization signal. Most transcription factors exhibit only one type of DNA-binding and oligomerization domain, occasionally in multiple copies, but some contain two distinct types. DNA-binding regions are normally adjacent to or overlap with oligomerization sites, and their combined tertiary structure determines critical aspects of transcription factor activity. Pairs of nuclear localization signals exist in several transcription factors, and basic amino acid residues play essential roles in their function, a property also true for DNA-binding domains. Multigene families encode transcription factors, with members either dispersed in the genome or clustered on the same chromosome. Distribution and sequence analyses suggest that transcription factor families evolved via gene duplication, exon capture, translocation, and mutation. The expression of transcription factor genes in plants is regulated at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, while the activity of their protein products is modulated post-translationally. The purpose of this review is to describe the domain structure of plant transcription factors, and to relate this information to processes that control the synthesis and action of these proteins.
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- L Liu
- Department of Biology, University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Lucas WJ, Wolf S. Connections between virus movement, macromolecular signaling and assimilate allocation. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 1999; 2:192-7. [PMID: 10375572 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(99)80035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Studies originating with plant viruses led to the concept that plasmodesmata potentiate the cell-to-cell trafficking of viral and endogenous proteins and nucleoprotein complexes. In this article, we develop the theme that, at the tissue/organ level, cell-to-cell trafficking of information molecules enables non-cell-autonomous control over a range of processes, whereas at the organismal level, the phloem serves as an information superhighway. The capacity to deliver proteins and nucleoprotein complexes, over long distances, allowed for the development of a viral surveillance/resistance mechanism, as well as the integration of processes at the whole-plant level.
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- W J Lucas
- Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Asymmetric cell divisions generate cells with different fates. In plants, where cells do not move relative to another cell, the specification and orientation of these divisions is an important mechanism to generate the overall cellular pattern during development. This review summarizes our knowledge of selected cases of asymmetric cell division in plants, in the context of recent insights into mechanisms underlying this process in bacteria, algae, yeast, and animals.
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- Ben Scheres
- 1Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, CH 3584 The Netherlands;, 2Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY 10003; e-mail:
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Ding B, Itaya A, Woo YM. Plasmodesmata and Cell-to-Cell Communication in Plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62149-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The intrinsic capacity of the shoot apical meristem for self-regulation and the positional specification of its cells implies the existence of an elaborate and versatile communication network. We propose a model that pictures this network as a system of overlapping signal circuits, which support local tasks as well as coordinating indeterminate shoot development.
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Martin C, Glover BJ. Cellular differentiation in the shoot epidermis. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 1998; 1:511-519. [PMID: 10066629 DOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(98)80044-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The recent advances in defining genes involved in shoot epidermal cell differentiation are impressive, especially the characterisation of genes involved in cellular patterning. The additional influences of environment and hormones on cellular patterning have recently been emphasised, and important connections have been made to changes in vegetative and reproductive growth phases. Despite these advances the cellular basis for differentiation remains less well defined, but now genetic and cell biological analysis from yeast may provide important models on which to develop further understanding.
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- C Martin
- Department of Genetics, John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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McHale NA, Marcotrigiano M. LAM1 is required for dorsoventrality and lateral growth of the leaf blade in Nicotiana. Development 1998; 125:4235-43. [PMID: 9753678 DOI: 10.1242/dev.125.21.4235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The role of LAM1 in dorsoventrality and lateral growth of the leaf blade was investigated in the 'bladeless' lam1 mutant of Nicotiana sylvestris and in periclinal chimeras with lam1 and wild-type (N. glauca) cell layers. Mutant lam1 primordia show normal dorsoventrality at emergence, but produce blade tissue that lacks dorsal cell types and fails to expand in the lateral plane. In leaves of a lam1-glauca-glauca (L1-L2-L3) chimera, we observed restoration of dorsal identity in the lam1 upper epidermis, suggesting non-cell-autonomous movement of a dorsalizing factor between cell layers of the blade. A lam1-lam1-glauca chimera generated a leaf blade with lam1 cells in the L1-derived epidermis and the L2-derived upper and lower mesophyll. An in situ lineage analysis revealed that N. glauca cells in the L3-derived middle mesophyll restore palisade differentiation in the adjoining lam1 upper mesophyll. Movement of dorsalizing information appears short-range, however, having no effect on the upper lam1 epidermis in lam1-lam1-glauca. Clusters of lam1 mesophyll in distal or proximal positions show a localized default to radial growth, indicating that the LAM1 function is required for dorsoventrality and lateral growth throughout blade expansion.
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- N A McHale
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, P.O. Box 1106, New Haven, CT 06504, USA.
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Sieburth LE, Drews GN, Meyerowitz EM. Non-autonomy of AGAMOUS function in flower development: use of a Cre/loxP method for mosaic analysis in Arabidopsis. Development 1998; 125:4303-12. [PMID: 9753684 DOI: 10.1242/dev.125.21.4303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Angiosperms use a multi-layered meristem (typically L1, L2 and L3) to produce primordia that then develop into plant organs. A number of experiments show that communication between the cell layers is important for normal development. We examined whether the function of the flower developmental control gene AGAMOUS involves communication across these layers. We developed a mosaic strategy using the Cre/loxP site-specific recombinase system, and identified the sector structure for mosaics that produced mutant flowers. The major conclusions were that (1) AGAMOUS must be active in the L2 for staminoid and carpelloid tissues, (2) that AGAMOUS must be active in the L2 and the L3 for floral meristem determinacy, and (3) that epidermal cell identity can be communicated by the L2 to the L1 layer.
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- L E Sieburth
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, PQ Canada H3A 1B1
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Analyses of petal and stamen development are beginning to illuminate the molecular genetic processes that are required to elaborate these organ types. Floral homeotic genes are required to specify certain organ identities, and these functions also are required throughout organogenesis. These genes, either directly or indirectly, presumably control a wide array of tissue- and cell-type-specific differentiation processes. At least part of this repertoire seems to include the regulation of cell proliferation, coupling the specification of organ identity with changes in growth dynamics in different regions of the developing flower. Furthermore, cells have an enormous amount of developmental plasticity, which means that they have to be able to integrate multiple sources of information as they terminally differentiate. Some of the identified inputs include the position of the cell in the developing organ, the status of gene expression and epigenetic information, and environmental signals. How this information is disseminated between cells is largely unknown. Not only do individual cells need to respond to this information, but fields of cells must coordinate their differentiation to form a functionally complex structure. The challenge that is before us is to understand how this plasticity of response is regulated to give a reproducible and species-specific pattern of differentiated tissues.
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- V F Irish
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Itaya, Woo, Masuta, Bao, Nelson, Ding. Developmental regulation of intercellular protein trafficking through plasmodesmata in tobacco leaf epidermis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 118:373-85. [PMID: 9765523 PMCID: PMC34813 DOI: 10.1104/pp.118.2.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/1998] [Accepted: 07/01/1998] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plasmodesmata mediate direct cell-to-cell communication in plants. One of their significant features is that primary plasmodesmata formed at the time of cytokinesis often undergo structural modifications, by the de novo addition of cytoplasmic strands across cell walls, to become complex secondary plasmodesmata during plant development. Whether such modifications allow plasmodesmata to gain special transport functions has been an outstanding issue in plant biology. Here we present data showing that the cucumber mosaic virus 3a movement protein (MP):green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion was not targeted to primary plasmodesmata in the epidermis of young or mature leaves in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants constitutively expressing the 3a:GFP fusion gene. Furthermore, the cucumber mosaic virus 3a MP:GFP fusion protein produced in planta by biolistic bombardment of the 3a:GFP fusion gene did not traffic between cells interconnected by primary plasmodesmata in the epidermis of a young leaf. In contrast, the 3a MP:GFP was targeted to complex secondary plasmodesmata and trafficked from cell to cell when a leaf reached a certain developmental stage. These data provide the first experimental evidence, to our knowledge, that primary and complex secondary plasmodesmata have different protein-trafficking functions and suggest that complex secondary plasmodesmata may be formed to traffic specific macromolecules that are important for certain stages of leaf development.
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- Itaya
- Department of Botany, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078 (A.I., Y.-M.W., B.D.)
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Rinne PL, van der Schoot C. Symplasmic fields in the tunica of the shoot apical meristem coordinate morphogenetic events. Development 1998; 125:1477-85. [PMID: 9502728 DOI: 10.1242/dev.125.8.1477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In plants, complex cellular interactions, which require the exchange of morphogenetic signals, underlie morphogenesis at the shoot apical meristem. Since all apical meristem cells are interconnected by plasmodesmata, we have investigated if symplasmic paths are available which may preferentially channel metabolites and potential morphogens in the apical meristem, and whether they could support both the formation of determinate appendages and the sustainment of an undifferentiated centre. Experiments in which the permeability of the symplasm was probed with fluorescent dye revealed that the tunica of the apical meristem of birch seedlings (Betula pubescence Ehrh.) is symplasmically compartmentalized into two concentric fields, which restrict the symplasmic diffusion of small potential morphogens to the cells inside their boundaries. A transient connection between the two fields was established early in a plastochron, potentiating the radial exchange of symplasmically diffusing signalling molecules. We suggest that the symplasmic subdivision of the tunica offers a means to unite cells into communication compartments, invoke boundary interactions between them, and shield the distal meristem cells from organogenesis. Electrophysiological measurements indicate that, in addition, the cells of these fields constitute metabolic working units. The relevance of these symplasmic fields for morphogenesis was established experimentally by treatment with short photoperiod, which induced breakdown of the fields into symplasmically isolated cells. Tannic acid staining and in situ immunolocalisation revealed that cell isolation was due to the activation of glucan synthase complexes intrinsic to sphincters. As a result callose plugs were formed on all plasmodesmata leading to morphogenetic deactivation.
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- P L Rinne
- Department of Plant Physiology, Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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The initial emphasis in molecular-genetic studies of flower development was on homeotic genes that control organ identity, which is rather invariant between different species. Studies in flower development during the past three years have dealt with more diverse aspects of flower development, including floral induction and floral shape. Genes identified in the respective pathways might hold clues to the diversity of modern angiosperms.
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- D Weigel
- Plant Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla CA, 92037 USA.
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Walsh J, Waters CA, Freeling M. The maize gene liguleless2 encodes a basic leucine zipper protein involved in the establishment of the leaf blade-sheath boundary. Genes Dev 1998; 12:208-18. [PMID: 9490265 PMCID: PMC316436 DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.2.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The blade and sheath of a maize leaf are separated by a linear epidermal fringe, the ligule, and two wedge-like structures, the auricles. In plants homozygous for the null mutation, liguleless2-reference (lg2-R), the ligule and auricles are often absent or positioned incorrectly and the blade-sheath boundary is diffuse. This phenotype is in contrast to that of liguleless1-reference (lgl-R) mutant plants, which have a more defined boundary even in the absence of the ligule and auricles. Additionally, mosaic analysis indicates the lg2-R phenotype is cell-nonautonomous and the lg1-R phenotype is cell-autonomous. Using scanning electron microscopy we show that lg2-R mutant plants are affected before the first visible sign of ligule and auricle formation. We have cloned the Lg2+ gene through a Mutator-8 transposon insertion allele, and verified it with five independently derived alleles. The comparison of genomic DNA and cDNA sequences reveals an open reading frame encoding a protein of 531 amino acids with partial homology to a subclass of plant basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors. Although a large body of molecular and biochemical characterization exists on this subclass of bZIP proteins, our work represents the first report of a mutant phenotype within this group. A specific reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR assay shows LG2 mRNA expression in meristem/developing ligule regions. RT-PCR also shows that LG2 mRNA accumulation precedes that of LG1 mRNA. The mutant phenotype and expression analysis of lg2 suggest an early role in initiating an exact blade-sheath boundary within the young leaf primordia.
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- J Walsh
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkley, 94720, USA
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Motte P, Saedler H, Schwarz-Sommer Z. STYLOSA and FISTULATA: regulatory components of the homeotic control of Antirrhinum floral organogenesis. Development 1998; 125:71-84. [PMID: 9389665 DOI: 10.1242/dev.125.1.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The identity and developmental pattern of the four organ types constituting the flower is governed by three developmental functions, A, B and C, which are defined by homeotic genes and established in two adjacent whorls. In this report we morphologically and genetically characterise mutants of two genes, STYLOSA (STY) and FISTULATA (FIS) which control floral homeotic meristem- and organ-identity genes and developmental events in all floral whorls. The morphology of the reproductive organs in the first and second whorls of sty fis double mutant flowers indicate that the two genes are part of the mechanism to prevent ectopic expression of the C-function in the perianth of wild-type flowers. This is verified by the detection of the expansion of the expression domain of the class C gene PLENA (PLE) towards the perianth. Interestingly, in the second whorl of sty and fis mutants, spatial differences in stamenoid features and in the pattern of ectopic expression of the PLE gene were observed. This suggests that, with respect to the negative control of PLE, petals are composed of two regions, a lateral and a central one. Mutation in ple is epistatic to most of the sty/fis-related homeotic defects. PLE, however, is not the primary target of STY/FIS control, because dramatic reduction of expression of FIMBRIATA, meristem identity genes (FLORICAULA and SQUAMOSA) and of class B organ identity genes (GLOBOSA) occur before changes in the PLE expression pattern. We propose that STY/FIS are hierarchically high-ranking genes that control cadastral component(s) of the A-function. SQUAMOSA as a potential target of this control is discussed. Retarded growth of second whorl organs, subdivision of third whorl primordia and the failure to initiate them in sty/fis mutants may be mediated by the FIMBRIATA gene.
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- P Motte
- Department of Molecular Plant Genetics, Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, KOLN, Germany
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van Houwelingen A, Souer E, Spelt K, Kloos D, Mol J, Koes R. Analysis of flower pigmentation mutants generated by random transposon mutagenesis in Petunia hybrida. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1998; 13:39-50. [PMID: 9680963 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1998.00005.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Fifty new flower pigmentation mutants in Petunia hybrida using endogenous transposable elements (TEs) as a mutagen were generated. Forty-six mutants displayed somatic and sporogenic instability indicating that they were caused by a TE. Phenotypic analysis showed that the mutation altered either anthocyanin biosynthesis (40 alleles for seven loci), the intracellular pH of petals (six alleles for three loci) or the shape of petal cells (two alleles for two loci). To identify the TEs responsible for the mutations, the authors subjected 16 alleles of the anthocyanin-3 (an3) locus, encoding flavanone 3 beta-hydroxylase, to molecular analysis. This showed that 11 out of 12 unstable an3 alleles harboured TE insertions of a single family, dTph1, while one allele harboured a new 177 bp TE designated dTph2. In addition, the authors found one an3 allele (an3-W138A) in which a dTph1 element had inserted 30 bp upstream the translation start, without inactivating the gene. This 'cryptic' element was responsible for the creation of a stable recessive (untagged) an3 allele, where a large rearrangement inactivated the gene. These findings indicate that mutants for novel loci are most likely tagged by dTph1 elements opening the way for their isolation.
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- A van Houwelingen
- Department of Genetics, Vrije Universiteit, BioCentrum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jackson D, Hake S. Morphogenesis on the move: cell-to-cell trafficking of plant regulatory proteins. Curr Opin Genet Dev 1997; 7:495-500. [PMID: 9309180 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-437x(97)80076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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It has been shown recently that some plant transcription factors that regulate cell fate during development can traffic through plasmodesmata-the intercellular channels that connect plant cells. This phenomenon helps explain the non-autonomous effects of many developmental mutations in plants and defines a novel mechanism by which cells signal to each other during development.
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- D Jackson
- United States Department of Agriculture, University of California at Berkeley Plant Gene Expression Center, Albany 94710, USA.
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▪ Abstract Recent progress has been made in the genetic dissection of angiosperm shoot apical meristem (SAM) structure and function. Genes required for proper SAM development have been identified in a variety of species through the isolation of mutants. In addition, genes with expression patterns indicating they play a role in SAM function have been identified molecularly. The processes of SAM formation, self-renewal, and pattern formation within the SAM are examined with an emphasis on the contributions of recent classical and molecular genetic experiments to our understanding of this basic problem in plant developmental biology.
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- Matthew M. S. Evans
- Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Clark SE, Williams RW, Meyerowitz EM. The CLAVATA1 gene encodes a putative receptor kinase that controls shoot and floral meristem size in Arabidopsis. Cell 1997; 89:575-85. [PMID: 9160749 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80239-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 865] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The shoot apical meristem is responsible for above-ground organ initiation in higher plants, accomplishing continuous organogenesis by maintaining a pool of undifferentiated cells and directing descendant cells toward organ formation. Normally, proliferation and differentiation are balanced, so that the structure and size of the shoot meristem is maintained. However, Arabidopsis plants homozygous for mutations at the CLAVATA1 (CLV1) locus accumulate excess undifferentiated cells. We describe the molecular cloning and expression pattern of the CLV1 gene. It encodes a putative receptor kinase, suggesting a role in signal transduction. The extracellular domain is composed of 21 tandem leucine-rich repeats that resemble leucine-rich repeats found in animal hormone receptors. We provide evidence that CLV1 expression in the inflorescence is specifically associated with meristematic activity.
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- S E Clark
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125, USA
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- S Hake
- Plant Gene Expression Center, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Station and the University of California at Berkeley, Albany 94710, USA.
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