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Dai H, Zheng S, Zhang C, Huang R, Yuan L, Tong H. Identification and expression analysis of the KNOX genes during organogenesis and stress responseness in Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:1559-1578. [PMID: 37922102 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-023-02075-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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Tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.), whose leaves are the major reproductive organs, has been cultivated and consumed widely for its economic and health benefits. The Knotted1-like Homeobox (KNOX) proteins play significant roles in leaf morphology formation and development. However, the functions of KNOX proteins in tea plants are still unknown. Here, 11 CsKNOX genes from the tea plants were cloned and divided into Class I, II, and KNATM clades based on their protein sequences. These 11 CsKNOX genes were mapped on 8 out of 15 tea plant chromosomes, all localized in the nucleus. Specific spatiotemporal expression patterns of CsKNOX genes were found in various tissues and different development periods of buds, flowers, and roots of tea plants. Meanwhile, transcript levels of CsKNOX in tea leaves were strongly correlated with the accumulation of flavan-3-ols and proanthocyanidins. It was found that most of the CsKNOX genes could respond to drought, salt, cold, and exogenous MeJA and GA3 by analysis of transcriptomics data and promoter elements. The protein interaction analysis showed that CsKNOX could cooperate with CsAS1 and other critical functional proteins. In conclusion, this research provided the basic information for the functions of the CsKNOX family during organogenesis and stress response in tea plants, which was necessary for further functional characterization verification.
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- Hongwei Dai
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Nanchuan District's Agricultural Characteristic Industry Development Center of Chongqing Municipality, Chongqing, 408400, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China.
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Gu C, Han R, Liu C, Fang G, Yuan Q, Zheng Z, Yu Q, Jiang J, Liu S, Xie L, Wei H, Zhang Q, Liu G. Heritable epigenetic modification of BpPIN1 is associated with leaf shapes in Betula pendula. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 43:1811-1824. [PMID: 37406032 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpad085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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The new variety Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica', selected from Betula pendula, shows high ornamental value owing to its lobed leaf shape. In this study, to identify the genetic components of leaf shape formation, we performed bulked segregant analysis and molecular marker-based fine mapping to identify the causal gene responsible for lobed leaves in B. pendula 'Dalecarlica'. The most significant variations associated with leaf shape were identified within the gene BpPIN1 encoding a member of the PIN-FORMED family, responsible for the auxin efflux carrier. We further confirmed the hypomethylation at the promoter region promoting the expression level of BpPIN1, which causes stronger and longer veins and lobed leaf shape in B. pendula 'Dalecarlica'. These results indicated that DNA methylation at the BpPIN1 promoter region is associated with leaf shapes in B. pendula. Our findings revealed an epigenetic mechanism of BpPIN1 in the regulation of leaf shape in Betula Linn. (birch), which could help in the molecular breeding of ornamental traits.
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- Chenrui Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL 33580, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Throckmorton Center, 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5502, USA
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, No. 26, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, No. 26, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, No. 51, Hexing Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
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Li D, Lu X, Qian D, Wang P, Tang D, Zhong Y, Shang Y, Guo H, Wang Z, Zhu G, Zhang C. Dissected Leaf 1 encodes an MYB transcription factor that controls leaf morphology in potato. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2023; 136:183. [PMID: 37555965 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-023-04430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE The transcription factor StDL1 regulates dissected leaf formation in potato and the genotype frequency of recessive Stdl1/Stdl1, which results in non-dissected leaves, has increased in cultivated potatoes. Leaf morphology is a key trait of plants, influencing plant architecture, photosynthetic efficiency and yield. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), the third most important food crop worldwide, has a diverse leaf morphology. However, despite the recent identification of several genes regulating leaf formation in other plants, few genes involved in potato leaf development have been reported. In this study, we identified an R2R3 MYB transcription factor, Dissected Leaf 1 (StDL1), regulating dissected leaf formation in potato. A naturally occurring allele of this gene, Stdl1, confers non-dissected leaves in young seedlings. Knockout of StDL1 in a diploid potato changes the leaf morphology from dissected to non-dissected. Experiments in N. benthamiana and yeast show that StDL1 is a transcriptional activator. Notably, by calculating the genotype frequency of the Stdl1/Stdl1 in 373-potato accessions, we found that it increases significantly in cultivated potatoes. This work reveals the genetic basis of dissected leaf formation in potato and provides insights into plant leaf morphology.
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- Dawei Li
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Henan University, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Potato Biology, The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650000, China
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- Department of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Potato Biology, The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650000, China.
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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Ezura K, Nakamura A, Mitsuda N. Genome-wide characterization of the TALE homeodomain family and the KNOX-BLH interaction network in tomato. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 109:799-821. [PMID: 35543849 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-022-01277-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Comprehensive yeast and protoplast two-hybrid analyses illustrated the protein-protein interaction network of the TALE homeodomain protein family, KNOX and BLH proteins, in tomato leaf and fruit development. KNOTTED-like (KNOX, KN) proteins and BELL1-like (BLH) proteins, which belong to the same TALE homeodomain family, act together by forming KNOX-BLH heterodimer modules. These modules play crucial roles in regulating multiple developmental processes in plants, like organ differentiation. However, despite the increasing knowledge about individual KNOX and BLH functions, a comprehensive view of their functional protein-protein interaction (PPI) network remains elusive in most plants, including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), an important model plant to study fruit and leaf development. Here, we characterized eight tomato KNOX genes (SlKN1 to SlKN8) and fourteen tomato BLH genes (SlBLH1 to SlBLH14) by expression profiling, co-expression analysis, and PPI network analysis using two-hybrid techniques in yeasts (Y2H) and protoplasts (P2H). We identified 75 pairwise KNOX-BLH interactions, including ten novel interactors of SlKN2/TKN2, a primary class I KNOX protein, and nine novel interactors of SlKN5, a primary class II KNOX protein. Based on these data, we classified KNOX-BLH modules into several categories, which made us infer the order and combination of the KNOX-BLH modules involved in differentiation processes in leaf and fruit. Notably, the co-expression and interaction of SlKN5 and fruit preferentially expressing BLH1-clade paralogs (SlBLH5/SlBEL11 and SlBLH7) suggest their important roles in regulating fruit differentiation. Furthermore, in silico modeling of the KNOX-BLH modules, sequence analysis, and P2H assay identified several residues and a linker region potentially influencing the affinity of BLHs to KNOXs within their conserved dimerization domains. Together, these findings provide insights into the regulatory mechanism of KNOX-BLH modules underlying tomato organ differentiation.
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- Kentaro Ezura
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8566, Japan.
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8566, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8566, Japan
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Chang W, Zhao H, Yu S, Yu J, Cai K, Sun W, Liu X, Li X, Yu M, Ali S, Zhang K, Qu C, Lei B, Lu K. Comparative transcriptome and metabolomic profiling reveal the complex mechanisms underlying the developmental dynamics of tobacco leaves. Genomics 2020; 112:4009-4022. [PMID: 32650092 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although the leaf is the most important photosynthetic organ in most plants, many of the molecular mechanisms underlying leaf developmental dynamics remain to be explored. To better understand the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms involved in leaf development, we conducted comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of leaves from seven positions on tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants. A total of 35,622 unique differentially expressed genes and 79 metabolites were identified. A time-series expression analysis detected two interesting transcriptional profiles, one comprising 10,197 genes that displayed continual up-regulation during leaf development and another comprising 4696 genes that displayed continual down-regulation. Combining these data with co-expression network results identified four important regulatory networks involved in photorespiration and the tricarboxylic acid cycle; these networks may regulate carbon/nitrogen balance during leaf development. We also found that the transcription factor NtGATA5 acts as a hub associated with C and N metabolism and chloroplast development during leaf development through regulation of phytohormones. Furthermore, we investigated the transcriptional dynamics of genes involved in the auxin, cytokinin, and jasmonic acid biosynthesis and signaling pathways during tobacco leaf development. Overall, our study greatly expands the understanding of the regulatory network controlling developmental dynamics in plant leaves.
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- Wei Chang
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China; Upland Flue-Cured Tobacco Quality and Ecology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China; Upland Flue-Cured Tobacco Quality and Ecology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China; Upland Flue-Cured Tobacco Quality and Ecology Key Laboratory of China Tobacco, Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science, Guiyang 550081, China; College of Life Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei, China.
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing 400715, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China; College of Life Sciences, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei, China.
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Overexpression of a Novel LcKNOX Transcription Factor from Liriodendron chinense Induces Lobed Leaves in Arabidopsis thaliana. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f11010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Liriodendron chinense is a common ornamental tree that has attractive leaves, which is a valuable trait for use in landscape architecture. In this work, we aimed to identify the potential genes that control and regulate the development of L. chinense leaf lobes. Based on the transcriptome data for the leaf developmental stages we previously generated, two candidate genes were identified in this study. KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX(KNOX), encoding homeobox family proteins, play a large role in leaf lobe and leaf complexity regulation. Here, two full length KNOX genes from L. chinense were amplified and named LcKNOX1 and LcKNOX6 according to their sequence similarities with the respective Arabidopsis thaliana KNOX family genes. Overexpression vectors were constructed and subsequently transformed into wild type (WT) A. thaliana. Additionally, LcKNOX6 was expressed in tobacco leaves to examine its subcellular localization, and the 35S::LcKNOX6 transgenic A. thaliana leaf cells were imaged with the use of SEM. The expression of several genes that participate in KNOX gene regulation were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. The results show that LcKNOX1 produces almost the same phenotype as that found in WT A. thaliana. Notably, the LcKNOX6-1 lines presented deep leaf lobes that were similar to L. chinense leaf lobes. Two 35S::LcKNOX6 lines induced an abnormal growth phenotype whose seeds were abortive. In short, these results indicate that the LcKNOX6 gene might affect leaf development in A. thaliana and provide insights into the regulation of L. chinense leaf shaping.
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Chen K, Guo T, Li XM, Yang YB, Dong NQ, Shi CL, Ye WW, Shan JX, Lin HX. NAL8 encodes a prohibitin that contributes to leaf and spikelet development by regulating mitochondria and chloroplasts stability in rice. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:395. [PMID: 31510917 PMCID: PMC6737680 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-2007-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Leaf morphology and spikelet number are two important traits associated with grain yield. To understand how genes coordinating with sink and sources of cereal crops is important for grain yield improvement guidance. Although many researches focus on leaf morphology or grain number in rice, the regulating molecular mechanisms are still unclear. RESULTS In this study, we identified a prohibitin complex 2α subunit, NAL8, that contributes to multiple developmental process and is required for normal leaf width and spikelet number at the reproductive stage in rice. These results were consistent with the ubiquitous expression pattern of NAL8 gene. We used genetic complementation, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system, RNAi gene silenced system and overexpressing system to generate transgenic plants for confirming the fuctions of NAL8. Mutation of NAL8 causes a reduction in the number of plastoglobules and shrunken thylakoids in chloroplasts, resulting in reduced cell division. In addition, the auxin levels in nal8 mutants are higher than in TQ, while the cytokinin levels are lower than in TQ. Moreover, RNA-sequencing and proteomics analysis shows that NAL8 is involved in multiple hormone signaling pathways as well as photosynthesis in chloroplasts and respiration in mitochondria. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide new insights into the way that NAL8 functions as a molecular chaperone in regulating plant leaf morphology and spikelet number through its effects on mitochondria and chloroplasts associated with cell division.
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- Ke Chen
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics & Development, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.
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Song M, Cheng F, Wang J, Wei Q, Fu W, Yu X, Li J, Chen J, Lou Q. A leaf shape mutant provides insight into PINOID Serine/Threonine Kinase function in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 61:1000-1014. [PMID: 30421569 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Optimizing leaf shape is a major challenge in efforts to develop an ideal plant type. Cucumber leaf shapes are diverse; however, the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying leaf shape formation are unknown. In this study, we obtained a round leaf mutant (rl) from an ethyl methanesulfonate-induced mutagenesis population. Genetic analysis revealed that a single recessive gene, rl, is responsible for this mutation. A modified MutMap analysis combined linkage mapping identified a single nucleotide polymorphism within a candidate gene, Csa1M537400, as the mutation underlying the trait. Csa1M537400 encodes a PINOID kinase protein involved in auxin transport. Expression of Csa1M537400 was significantly lower in the rl mutant than in wild type, and it displayed higher levels of IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) in several tissues. Treatment of wild-type plants with an auxin transport inhibitor induced the formation of round leaves, similar to those in the rl mutant. Altered expression patterns of several auxin-related genes in the rl mutant suggest that rl plays a key role in auxin biosynthesis, transport, and response in cucumber. These findings provide insight into the molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of auxin signaling pathways in cucumber, and will be valuable in the development of an ideal plant type.
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- Mengfei Song
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Silva PO, Batista DS, Cavalcanti JHF, Koehler AD, Vieira LM, Fernandes AM, Barrera-Rojas CH, Ribeiro DM, Nogueira FTS, Otoni WC. Leaf heteroblasty in Passiflora edulis as revealed by metabolic profiling and expression analyses of the microRNAs miR156 and miR172. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2019; 123:1191-1203. [PMID: 30861065 PMCID: PMC6612941 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcz025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Juvenile-to-adult phase transition is marked by changes in leaf morphology, mostly due to the temporal development of the shoot apical meristem, a phenomenon known as heteroblasty. Sugars and microRNA-controlled modules are components of the heteroblastic process in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. However, our understanding about their roles during phase-changing in other species, such as Passiflora edulis, remains limited. Unlike Arabidopsis, P. edulis (a semi-woody perennial climbing vine) undergoes remarkable changes in leaf morphology throughout juvenile-to-adult transition. Nonetheless, the underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. METHODS Here we evaluated the molecular mechanisms underlying the heteroblastic process by analysing the temporal expression of microRNAs and targets in leaves as well as the leaf metabolome during P. edulis development. KEY RESULTS Metabolic profiling revealed a unique composition of metabolites associated with leaf heteroblasty. Increasing levels of glucose and α-trehalose were observed during juvenile-to-adult phase transition. Accumulation of microRNA156 (miR156) correlated with juvenile leaf traits, whilst miR172 transcript accumulation was associated with leaf adult traits. Importantly, glucose may mediate adult leaf characteristics during de novo shoot organogenesis by modulating miR156-targeted PeSPL9 expression levels at early stages of shoot development. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our results suggest that specific sugars may act as co-regulators, along with two microRNAs, leading to leaf morphological modifications throughout juvenile-to-adult phase transition in P. edulis.
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- Priscila O Silva
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Educação, Agricultura e Ambiente, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
- For correspondence. E-mail:
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal/Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada a Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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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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Woźniak NJ, Sicard A. Evolvability of flower geometry: Convergence in pollinator-driven morphological evolution of flowers. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 79:3-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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He D, Guo P, Gugger PF, Guo Y, Liu X, Chen J. Investigating the molecular basis for heterophylly in the aquatic plant Potamogeton octandrus (Potamogetonaceae) with comparative transcriptomics. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4448. [PMID: 29507839 PMCID: PMC5834931 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Many plant species exhibit different leaf morphologies within a single plant, or heterophylly. The molecular mechanisms regulating this phenomenon, however, have remained elusive. In this study, the transcriptomes of submerged and floating leaves of an aquatic heterophyllous plant, Potamogeton octandrus Poir, at different stages of development, were sequenced using high-throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq), in order to aid gene discovery and functional studies of genes involved in heterophylly. A total of 81,103 unigenes were identified in submerged and floating leaves and 6,822 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by comparing samples at differing time points of development. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis categorized these unigenes into 128 pathways. A total of 24,025 differentially expressed genes were involved in carbon metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of amino acids, ribosomal processes, and plant-pathogen interactions. In particular, KEGG pathway enrichment analysis categorized a total of 70 DEGs into plant hormone signal transduction pathways. The high-throughput transcriptomic results presented here highlight the potential for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying heterophylly, which is still poorly understood. Further, these data provide a framework to better understand heterophyllous leaf development in P. octandrus via targeted studies utilizing gene cloning and functional analyses.
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- Dingxuan He
- Laboratory of Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, College of life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, College of life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, College of life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Ni X, Liu H, Huang J, Zhao J. LMI1-like genes involved in leaf margin development of Brassica napus. Genetica 2017; 145:269-274. [DOI: 10.1007/s10709-017-9963-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Walcher-Chevillet CL, Kramer EM. Breaking the mold: understanding the evolution and development of lateral organs in diverse plant models. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2016; 39:79-84. [PMID: 27348252 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The formation of complex three-dimensional shape differs significantly between plants and animals due to the presence of the cell wall in the former, which prevents all cell migration. Instead, in lateral plant organs such as leaves or petals, shape is controlled by a series of developmental phases in which the organ acquires polarity, cells undergo proliferation, and, lastly, cells expand to their final shape and size. Although these processes were first described based on mutagenesis approaches in major model systems like Arabidopsis thaliana, further insight into their complexity is best provided by studies of natural variation in organ shape in alternative model systems that sample a broader range of plant form. Weaving together work from both forward and evolutionary genetics, this review focuses on how modification in polarity establishment, cell proliferation and cell expansion drives modifications in the fundamental lateral organ developmental program to create diversity in shape.
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- Cristina L Walcher-Chevillet
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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de la Paz Sanchez M, Aceves-García P, Petrone E, Steckenborn S, Vega-León R, Álvarez-Buylla ER, Garay-Arroyo A, García-Ponce B. The impact of Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) epigenetic factors in plant plasticity. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2015; 208:684-694. [PMID: 26037337 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Current advances indicate that epigenetic mechanisms play important roles in the regulatory networks involved in plant developmental responses to environmental conditions. Hence, understanding the role of such components becomes crucial to understanding the mechanisms underlying the plasticity and variability of plant traits, and thus the ecology and evolution of plant development. We now know that important components of phenotypic variation may result from heritable and reversible epigenetic mechanisms without genetic alterations. The epigenetic factors Polycomb group (PcG) and Trithorax group (TrxG) are involved in developmental processes that respond to environmental signals, playing important roles in plant plasticity. In this review, we discuss current knowledge of TrxG and PcG functions in different developmental processes in response to internal and environmental cues and we also integrate the emerging evidence concerning their function in plant plasticity. Many such plastic responses rely on meristematic cell behavior, including stem cell niche maintenance, cellular reprogramming, flowering and dormancy as well as stress memory. This information will help to determine how to integrate the role of epigenetic regulation into models of gene regulatory networks, which have mostly included transcriptional interactions underlying various aspects of plant development and its plastic response to environmental conditions.
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- Maria de la Paz Sanchez
- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Epigenética, Desarrollo y Evolución de plantas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 3er Circuito Ext Junto a J. Botánico, Ciudad Universitaria, México, DF 04510, Mexico
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Kuijt SJ, Greco R, Agalou A, Shao J, ‘t Hoen CC, Övernäs E, Osnato M, Curiale S, Meynard D, van Gulik R, Maraschin SDF, Atallah M, de Kam RJ, Lamers GE, Guiderdoni E, Rossini L, Meijer AH, Ouwerkerk PB. Interaction between the GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR and KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX families of transcription factors. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 164:1952-66. [PMID: 24532604 PMCID: PMC3982755 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.222836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) genes are important regulators of meristem function, and a complex network of transcription factors ensures tight control of their expression. Here, we show that members of the GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR (GRF) family act as players in this network. A yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) one-hybrid screen with the upstream sequence of the KNOX gene Oskn2 from rice (Oryza sativa) resulted in isolation of OsGRF3 and OsGRF10. Specific binding to a region in the untranslated leader sequence of Oskn2 was confirmed by yeast and in vitro binding assays. ProOskn2:β-glucuronidase reporter expression was down-regulated by OsGRF3 and OsGRF10 in vivo, suggesting that these proteins function as transcriptional repressors. Likewise, we found that the GRF protein BGRF1 from barley (Hordeum vulgare) could act as a repressor on an intron sequence in the KNOX gene Hooded/Barley Knotted3 (Bkn3) and that AtGRF4, AtGRF5, and AtGRF6 from Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) could repress KNOTTED-LIKE FROM ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA2 (KNAT2) promoter activity. OsGRF overexpression phenotypes in rice were consistent with aberrant meristematic activity, showing reduced formation of tillers and internodes and extensive adventitious root/shoot formation on nodes. These effects were associated with down-regulation of endogenous Oskn2 expression by OsGRF3. Conversely, RNA interference silencing of OsGRF3, OsGRF4, and OsGRF5 resulted in dwarfism, delayed growth and inflorescence formation, and up-regulation of Oskn2. These data demonstrate conserved interactions between the GRF and KNOX families of transcription factors in both monocot and dicot plants.
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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- Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Sylvius Laboratory, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (S.J.H.K., R.G., A.A., J.S., C.C.J.‘t.H., R.v.G., S.d.F.M., M.A., R.J.d.K., G.E.M.L., A.H.M., P.B.F.O.)
- Department of Physiological Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, SE–752 36 Uppsala, Sweden (E.Ö.)
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy (M.O., S.C., L.R.); and
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Unité Mixte de Recherche Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Plants, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France (D.M., E.G.)
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Andres RJ, Bowman DT, Kaur B, Kuraparthy V. Mapping and genomic targeting of the major leaf shape gene (L) in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:167-177. [PMID: 24158249 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2208-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A major leaf shape locus (L) was mapped with molecular markers and genomically targeted to a small region in the D-genome of cotton. By using expression analysis and candidate gene mapping, two LMI1 -like genes are identified as possible candidates for leaf shape trait in cotton. Leaf shape in cotton is an important trait that influences yield, flowering rates, disease resistance, lint trash, and the efficacy of foliar chemical application. The leaves of okra leaf cotton display a significantly enhanced lobing pattern, as well as ectopic outgrowths along the lobe margins when compared with normal leaf cotton. These phenotypes are the hallmark characteristics of mutations in various known modifiers of leaf shape that culminate in the mis/over-expression of Class I KNOX genes. To better understand the molecular and genetic processes underlying leaf shape in cotton, a normal leaf accession (PI607650) was crossed to an okra leaf breeding line (NC05AZ21). An F2 population of 236 individuals confirmed the incompletely dominant single gene nature of the okra leaf shape trait in Gossypium hirsutum L. Molecular mapping with simple sequence repeat markers localized the leaf shape gene to 5.4 cM interval in the distal region of the short arm of chromosome 15. Orthologous mapping of the closely linked markers with the sequenced diploid D-genome (Gossypium raimondii) tentatively resolved the leaf shape locus to a small genomic region. RT-PCR-based expression analysis and candidate gene mapping indicated that the okra leaf shape gene (L (o) ) in cotton might be an upstream regulator of Class I KNOX genes. The linked molecular markers and delineated genomic region in the sequenced diploid D-genome will assist in the future high-resolution mapping and map-based cloning of the leaf shape gene in cotton.
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- Ryan J Andres
- Crop Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Di Giacomo E, Iannelli MA, Frugis G. TALE and Shape: How to Make a Leaf Different. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2013. [PMID: 27137378 DOI: 10.3390/plantas2020317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The Three Amino acid Loop Extension (TALE) proteins constitute an ancestral superclass of homeodomain transcription factors conserved in animals, plants and fungi. In plants they comprise two classes, KNOTTED1-LIKE homeobox (KNOX) and BEL1-like homeobox (BLH or BELL, hereafter referred to as BLH), which are involved in shoot apical meristem (SAM) function, as well as in the determination and morphological development of leaves, stems and inflorescences. Selective protein-protein interactions between KNOXs and BLHs affect heterodimer subcellular localization and target affinity. KNOXs exert their roles by maintaining a proper balance between undifferentiated and differentiated cell state through the modulation of multiple hormonal pathways. A pivotal function of KNOX in evolutionary diversification of leaf morphology has been assessed. In the SAM of both simple- and compound-leafed seed species, downregulation of most class 1 KNOX (KNOX1) genes marks the sites of leaf primordia initiation. However, KNOX1 expression is re-established during leaf primordia development of compound-leafed species to maintain transient indeterminacy and morphogenetic activity at the leaf margins. Despite the increasing knowledge available about KNOX1 protein function in plant development, a comprehensive view on their downstream effectors remains elusive. This review highlights the role of TALE proteins in leaf initiation and morphological plasticity with a focus on recent advances in the identification of downstream target genes and pathways.
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- Elisabetta Di Giacomo
- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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Di Giacomo E, Iannelli MA, Frugis G. TALE and Shape: How to Make a Leaf Different. PLANTS 2013; 2:317-42. [PMID: 27137378 PMCID: PMC4844364 DOI: 10.3390/plants2020317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Three Amino acid Loop Extension (TALE) proteins constitute an ancestral superclass of homeodomain transcription factors conserved in animals, plants and fungi. In plants they comprise two classes, KNOTTED1-LIKE homeobox (KNOX) and BEL1-like homeobox (BLH or BELL, hereafter referred to as BLH), which are involved in shoot apical meristem (SAM) function, as well as in the determination and morphological development of leaves, stems and inflorescences. Selective protein-protein interactions between KNOXs and BLHs affect heterodimer subcellular localization and target affinity. KNOXs exert their roles by maintaining a proper balance between undifferentiated and differentiated cell state through the modulation of multiple hormonal pathways. A pivotal function of KNOX in evolutionary diversification of leaf morphology has been assessed. In the SAM of both simple- and compound-leafed seed species, downregulation of most class 1 KNOX (KNOX1) genes marks the sites of leaf primordia initiation. However, KNOX1 expression is re-established during leaf primordia development of compound-leafed species to maintain transient indeterminacy and morphogenetic activity at the leaf margins. Despite the increasing knowledge available about KNOX1 protein function in plant development, a comprehensive view on their downstream effectors remains elusive. This review highlights the role of TALE proteins in leaf initiation and morphological plasticity with a focus on recent advances in the identification of downstream target genes and pathways.
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- Elisabetta Di Giacomo
- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, UOS Roma, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salaria Km. 29,300, Monterotondo Scalo, 00015 Roma, Italy.
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Kumar A, Sharma V, Khan M, Hindala MR, Kumar S. Auxin transport inhibitor induced low complexity petiolated leaves and sessile leaf-like stipules and architectures of heritable leaf and stipule mutants in Pisum sativum suggest that its simple lobed stipules and compound leaf represent ancestral forms in angiosperms. J Genet 2013; 92:25-61. [PMID: 23640405 DOI: 10.1007/s12041-013-0217-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In angiosperms, leaf and stipule architectures are inherited species-specific traits. Variation in leaf and stipule sizes, and forms result from the interaction between abiotic and biotic stimuli, and gene regulatory network(s) that underlie the leaf and stipule developmental programme(s). Here, correspondence between variation in leaf and stipule architectures described for extant angiosperms and that induced mutationally and by imposition of stress in model angiosperm species, especially in Pisum sativum, was detected. Following inferences were drawn from the observations. (i) Several leaf forms in P. sativum have origin in fusion of stipule and leaf primordia. Perfoliate (and amplexicaul and connate) simple sessile leaves and sessile adnate leaves are the result of such primordial fusions. Reversal of changes in the gene regulatory network responsible for fusion products are thought to restore original stipule and leaf conditions. (ii) Compound leaf formation in several different model plants, is a result of promotion of pathways for such condition by gene regulatory networks directed by KNOx1 and LEAFY transcription factors or intercalation of the gene networks directed by them. (iii) Gene regulatory network for compound leaves in P. sativum when mutated generates highly complex compound leaves on one hand and simple leaves on other hand. These altered conditions are mutationally reversible. (vi) Simple leaves in model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana despite overexpression of KNOx1 orthologues do not become compound. (v) All forms of leaves, including simple leaf, probably have origins in a gene regulatory network of the kind present in P. sativum.
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- Arvind Kumar
- Genetical Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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Kumar A, Sharma V, Khan M, Tripathi BN, Kumar S. Pisum sativum wild-type and mutant stipules and those induced by an auxin transport inhibitor demonstrate the entire diversity of laminated stipules observed in angiosperms. PROTOPLASMA 2013; 250:223-34. [PMID: 22456952 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-012-0397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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About a quarter of angiosperm species are stipulate. They produce stipule pairs at stem nodes in association with leaves. Stipule morphology is treated as a species-specific characteristic. Many species bear stipules as laminated organs in a variety of configurations, including laterally free large foliaceous, small, or wholly leaf-like stipules, and as fused intrapetiolar, opposite, ochreate or interpetiolar stipules. In Pisum sativum, the wild-type and stipule-reduced and cochleata mutants are known to form free large, small, and leaf-like stipules, respectively. Auxin controls initiation and development of plant organs and perturbations in its availability and distribution in the meristems, caused by auxin transport inhibitor(s) (ATIs), lead to aberrations in leaf development. The effect(s) of ATI(s) on stipule development are unexplored. To study the effect of the ATI 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) on stipule morphogenesis, P. sativum explants were grown in vitro in presence of a sublethal concentration of NPA. The NPA-treated shoots produced fused stipules of all the different types described in angiosperms. The observations indicate that (a) the gene sets for stipule differentiation may be common in angiosperms and (b) the interspecies stipule architectural differences are due to mutations, affecting gene expression or activity that got selected in the course of evolution.
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- Arvind Kumar
- Genetical Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Post Box 10531, New Delhi 110067, India
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Han HJ, Park HC, Byun HJ, Lee SM, Kim HS, Yun DJ, Cho MJ, Chung WS. The transcriptional repressor activity of ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 is inhibited by direct interaction with calmodulin in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2012; 35:1969-82. [PMID: 22554014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02530.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM), a key Ca2+ sensor, regulates diverse cellular processes by modulating the activity of a variety of enzymes and proteins. However, little is known about the biological function of CaM in plant development. In this study, an ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) transcription factor was isolated as a CaM-binding protein. AS1 contains two putative CaM-binding domains (CaMBDs) at the N-terminus. Using domain mapping analysis, both predicted domains were identified as authentic Ca2+ -dependent CaMBDs. We identified three hydrophobic amino acid residues for CaM binding, Trp49 in CaMBDI, and Trp81 and Phe103 in CaMBDII. The interactions of AS1 with CaM were verified in yeast and plant cells. Based on electrophoretic mobility shift assays, CaM inhibited the DNA-binding activity of the AS1/AS2 complex to two cis-regulatory motifs in the KNAT1 promoter. Furthermore, CaM relieved the suppression of KNAT1 transcription by AS1 not only in transient expression assays of protoplasts but also by the overexpression of a CaM-binding negative form of AS1 in as1 mutant plant. Our study suggests that CaM, a calcium sensor, can be involved in the transcriptional control of meristem cell-specific genes by the inhibition of AS1 under the condition of higher levels of Ca2+ in plants.
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- Hay Ju Han
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 program) and Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea
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Mahajan A, Bhogale S, Kang IH, Hannapel DJ, Banerjee AK. The mRNA of a Knotted1-like transcription factor of potato is phloem mobile. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 79:595-608. [PMID: 22638904 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9931-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Potato Homeobox1 (POTH1) is a Knotted1-like transcription factor from the Three Amino Acid Loop Extension (TALE) superfamily that is involved in numerous aspects of development in potato (Solanum tuberosum L). POTH1 interacts with its protein partner, StBEL5, to facilitate binding to specific target genes to modulate hormone levels, mediate leaf architecture, and enhance tuber formation. In this study, promoter analyses show that the upstream sequence of POTH1 drives β-glucuronidase activity in response to light and in association with phloem cells in both petioles and stems. Because POTH1 transcripts have previously been detected in phloem cells, long-distance movement of its mRNA was tested. Using RT-PCR and transgenic potato lines over-expressing POTH1, in vitro micrografts demonstrated unilateral movement of POTH1 RNA in a rootward direction. Movement across a graft union into leaves from newly arising axillary shoots and roots of wild type stocks was verified using soil-grown tobacco heterografts. Leaves from the wild type stock containing the mobile POTH1 RNA exhibited a reduction in leaf size relative to leaves from wild type grafts. Both untranslated regions of POTH1 when fused to an expression marker β-glucuronidase, repressed its translation in tobacco protoplasts. RNA/protein binding assays demonstrated that the UTRs of POTH1 bind to two RNA-binding proteins, a polypyrimidine tract-binding protein and an alba-domain type. Conserved glycerol-responsive elements (GRE), specific to alba-domain interaction, are duplicated in both the 5' and 3' untranslated regions of POTH1. These results suggest that POTH1 functions as a mobile signal in regulating development.
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- Ameya Mahajan
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, 900, NCL Innovation Park, Pune 411008, India
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Yamaguchi T, Nukazuka A, Tsukaya H. Leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity specification and lamina outgrowth: evolution and development. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:1180-94. [PMID: 22619472 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A key innovation in leaf evolution is the acquisition of a flat lamina with adaxial-abaxial polarity, which optimizes the primary function of photosynthesis. The developmental mechanism behind leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity specification and flat lamina formation has long been of interest to biologists. Surgical and genetic studies proposed a conceptual model wherein a signal derived from the shoot apical meristem is necessary for adaxial-abaxial polarity specification, and subsequent lamina outgrowth is promoted at the juxtaposition of adaxial and abaxial identities. Several distinct regulators involved in leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity specification and lamina outgrowth have been identified. Analyses of these genes demonstrated that the mutual antagonistic interactions between adaxial and abaxial determinants establish polarity and define the boundary between two domains, along which lamina outgrowth regulators function. Evolutionary developmental studies on diverse leaf forms of angiosperms proposed that alteration to the adaxial-abaxial patterning system can be a major driving force in the generation of diverse leaf forms, as represented by 'unifacial leaves', in which leaf blades have only the abaxial identity. Interestingly, unifacial leaf blades become flattened, in spite of the lack of adaxial-abaxial juxtaposition. Modification of the adaxial-abaxial patterning system is also utilized to generate complex organ morphologies, such as stamens. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the genetic mechanisms underlying leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity specification and lamina outgrowth, with emphasis on the genetic basis of the evolution and diversification of leaves.
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- Takahiro Yamaguchi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Nakayama H, Nakayama N, Nakamasu A, Sinha N, Kimura S. Toward elucidating the mechanisms that regulate heterophylly. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.5685/plmorphol.24.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nowak JS, Bolduc N, Dengler NG, Posluszny U. Compound leaf development in the palm Chamaedorea elegans is KNOX-independent. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2011; 98:1575-82. [PMID: 21911452 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY How a leaf acquires its shape is a major and largely unresolved question in plant biology. This problem is particularly complex in the case of compound leaves, where the leaf blade is subdivided into leaflets. In many eudicots with compound leaves, class I KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX (KNOX) genes are upregulated in the leaf primordium and promote leaflet initiation, while KNOX genes are restricted to the shoot apical meristem in simple-leaved plants. In monocots, however, little is known about the extent of KNOX contribution to compound leaf development, and we aimed to address this issue in the palm Chamaedorea elegans. METHODS We investigated the accumulation pattern of KNOX proteins in shoot apical meristems and leaf primordia of the palm C. elegans using immunolocalization experiments. KEY RESULTS KNOX proteins accumulated in vegetative and inflorescence apical meristems and in the subtending stem tissue, but not in the plicated regions of the leaf primordia. These plicated areas form during primary morphogenesis and are the only meristematic tissue in the developing primordium. In addition, KNOX proteins did not accumulate in any region of the developing leaf during secondary morphogenesis, when leaflets separate to create the final pinnately compound leaf. CONCLUSIONS The compound leaf character in palms, C. elegans in particular and likely other pinnately compound palms, does not depend on the activities of KNOX proteins.
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- Julia S Nowak
- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Srinivasan C, Liu Z, Scorza R. Ectopic expression of class 1 KNOX genes induce adventitious shoot regeneration and alter growth and development of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) and European plum (Prunus domestica L). PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:655-64. [PMID: 21212958 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0993-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Transgenic plants of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) and European plum (Prunus domestica L) were produced by transforming with the apple class 1 KNOX genes (MdKN1 and MdKN2) or corn KNOX1 gene. Transgenic tobacco plants were regenerated in vitro from transformed leaf discs cultured in a medium lacking cytokinin. Ectopic expression of KNOX genes retarded shoot growth by suppressing elongation of internodes in transgenic tobacco plants. Expression of each of the three KNOX1 genes induced malformation and extensive lobbing in tobacco leaves. In situ regeneration of adventitious shoots was observed from leaves and roots of transgenic tobacco plants expressing each of the three KNOX genes. In vitro culture of leaf explants and internode sections excised from in vitro grown MdKN1 expressing tobacco shoots regenerated adventitious shoots on MS (Murashige and Skoog 1962) basal medium in the absence of exogenous cytokinin. Transgenic plum plants that expressed the MdKN2 or corn KNOX1 gene grew normally but MdKN1 caused a significant reduction in plant height, leaf shape and size and produced malformed curly leaves. A high frequency of adventitious shoot regeneration (96%) was observed in cultures of leaf explants excised from corn KNOX1-expressing transgenic plum shoots. In contrast to KNOX1-expressing tobacco, leaf and internode explants of corn KNOX1-expressing plum required synthetic cytokinin (thidiazuron) in the culture medium to induce adventitious shoot regeneration. The induction of high-frequency regeneration of adventitious shoots in vitro from leaves and stem internodal sections of plum through the ectopic expression of a KNOX1 gene is the first such report for a woody perennial fruit trees.
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- C Srinivasan
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, USA.
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Shleizer-Burko S, Burko Y, Ben-Herzel O, Ori N. Dynamic growth program regulated by LANCEOLATE enables flexible leaf patterning. Development 2011; 138:695-704. [PMID: 21228002 DOI: 10.1242/dev.056770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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During their development, leaves progress through a highly controlled yet flexible developmental program. Transcription factors from the CIN-TCP family affect leaf shape by regulating the timing of leaf maturation. Characterization of mutants in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) CIN-TCP gene LANCEOLATE (LA) led us to hypothesize that a threshold LA-like activity promotes leaf differentiation. Here, we examined the relationship between LA activity, leaf maturation, and final leaf size and shape. Leaves of diverse shapes from various Solanaceae species or from different positions on the tomato plant differed in the timing of growth and maturation, and these were often associated with altered LA expression dynamics. Accordingly, genetic manipulations of LA activity in tomato altered leaf growth and maturation, leading to changes in leaf size and shape. LA expression sustained until late stages of tomato leaf development, and stage-specific overexpression of miR319, a negative regulator of CIN-TCP genes, confirmed that LA-like proteins affect leaf development through these late stages. Together, our results imply that dynamic spatial and temporal leaf maturation, coordinated by LA-like genes, enables the formation of variable leaf forms.
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- Sharona Shleizer-Burko
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Yordanov YS, Regan S, Busov V. Members of the LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN transcription factor family are involved in the regulation of secondary growth in Populus. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:3662-77. [PMID: 21097711 PMCID: PMC3015109 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.078634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Revised: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Regulation of secondary (woody) growth is of substantial economic and environmental interest but is poorly understood. We identified and subsequently characterized an activation-tagged poplar (Populus tremula × Populus alba) mutant with enhanced woody growth and changes in bark texture caused primarily by increased secondary phloem production. Molecular characterization of the mutation through positioning of the tag and retransformation experiments shows that the phenotype is conditioned by activation of an uncharacterized gene that encodes a novel member of the LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD) family of transcription factors. Homology analysis showed highest similarity to an uncharacterized LBD1 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana, and we consequently named it Populus tremula × Populus alba (Pta) LBD1. Dominant-negative suppression of Pta LBD1 via translational fusion with the repressor SRDX domain caused decreased diameter growth and suppressed and highly irregular phloem development. In wild-type plants, LBD1 was most highly expressed in the phloem and cambial zone. Two key Class I KNOTTED1-like homeobox genes that promote meristem identity in the cambium were downregulated, while an Altered Phloem Development gene that is known to promote phloem differentiation was upregulated in the mutant. A set of four LBD genes, including the LBD1 gene, was predominantly expressed in wood-forming tissues, suggesting a broader regulatory role of these transcription factors during secondary woody growth in poplar.
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- Yordan S. Yordanov
- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
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- Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
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Tsukaya H. Leaf development and evolution. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2010; 123:3-6. [PMID: 19946725 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-009-0285-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The number of publications on "leaf morphogenesis" has increased annually since the early 1990s, when the Arabidopsis 'model plant' concept began being applied to studies of mechanisms of leaf morphogenesis. Nearly 20 years have passed since then, and a great leap in the understanding of leaf organogenesis has been made. As a result, so-called evo/devo studies on leaf development have joined the trend in leaf morphogenesis/development studies in the latter part of the present decade. This article is a brief overview of the progress made in the research to date and an introduction to the articles that appear in this special issue.
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- Hirokazu Tsukaya
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Li F, Kitashiba H, Inaba K, Nishio T. A Brassica rapa linkage map of EST-based SNP markers for identification of candidate genes controlling flowering time and leaf morphological traits. DNA Res 2009; 16:311-23. [PMID: 19884167 PMCID: PMC2780953 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsp020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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For identification of genes responsible for varietal differences in flowering time and leaf morphological traits, we constructed a linkage map of Brassica rapa DNA markers including 170 EST-based markers, 12 SSR markers, and 59 BAC sequence-based markers, of which 151 are single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. By BLASTN, 223 markers were shown to have homologous regions in Arabidopsis thaliana, and these homologous loci covered nearly the whole genome of A. thaliana. Synteny analysis between B. rapa and A. thaliana revealed 33 large syntenic regions. Three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for flowering time were detected. BrFLC1 and BrFLC2 were linked to the QTLs for bolting time, budding time, and flowering time. Three SNPs in the promoter, which may be the cause of low expression of BrFLC2 in the early-flowering parental line, were identified. For leaf lobe depth and leaf hairiness, one major QTL corresponding to a syntenic region containing GIBBERELLIN 20 OXIDASE 3 and one major QTL containing BrGL1, respectively, were detected. Analysis of nucleotide sequences and expression of these genes suggested possible involvement of these genes in leaf morphological traits.
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- Feng Li
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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