Duplication of <Emphasis Type="Italic">AP1</Emphasis> within the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Spinacia oleracea</Emphasis> L. <Emphasis Type="Italic">AP1/FUL</Emphasis> clade is followed by rapid amino acid and regulatory evolution |
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Authors: | D Noah Sather Edward M Golenberg |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;(2) Present address: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, 307 Westlake Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109-5219, USA |
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Abstract: | The AP1/FUL clade of MADS box genes have undergone multiple duplication events among angiosperm species. While initially identified as
having floral meristem identity and floral organ identity function in Arabidopsis, the role of AP1 homologs does not appear to be universally conserved even among eudicots. In comparison, the role of FRUITFULL has not been extensively explored in non-model species. We report on the isolation of three AP1/FUL genes from cultivated spinach, Spinacia oleracea L. Two genes, designated SpAPETALA1-1 (SpAP1-1) and SpAPETALA1-2 (SpAP1-2), cluster as paralogous genes within the Caryophyllales AP1 clade. They are highly differentiated in the 3′, carboxyl-end encoding region of the gene following the third amphipathic
alpha-helix region, while still retaining some elements of a signature AP1 carboxyl motifs. In situ hybridization studies also demonstrate that the two paralogs have evolved different temporal and
spatial expression patterns, and that neither gene is expressed in the developing sepal whorl, suggesting that the AP1 floral organ identity function is not conserved in spinach. The spinach FRUITFULL homolog, SpFRUITFULL (SpFUL), has retained the conserved motif and groups with Caryophyllales FRUITFULL homologs. SpFUL is expressed in leaf as well as in floral tissue, and shows strong expression late in flower development, particularly in
the tapetal layer in males, and in the endothecium layer and stigma, in the females. The combined evidence of high rates of
non-synonymous substitutions and differential expression patterns supports a scenario in which the AP1 homologs in the spinach AP1/FUL gene family have experienced rapid evolution following duplication.
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Keywords: | A class floral homeotic genes AP1/FUL ABCE model Dioecy Floral development Sexual dimorphism Spinacia |
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