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Robert Rutledge Sharon Regan Olivier Nicolas Pierre Fobert Chantal Côté Whynn Bosnich Chris Kauffeldt Glen Sunohara Armand Séguin Don Stewart 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》1998,15(5):625-634
Advances in elucidating the molecular processes controlling flower initiation and development have provided unique opportunities to investigate the developmental genetics of non-flowering plants. In addition to providing insights into the evolutionary aspects of seed plants, identification of genes regulating reproductive organ development in gymnosperms could help determine the level of homology with current models of flower induction and floral organ identity. Based upon this, we have searched for putative developmental regulators in conifers with amino acid sequence homology to MADS-box genes. PCR cloning using degenerate primers targeted to the MADS-box domain revealed the presence of over 27 MADS-box genes within black spruce (Picea mariana), including several with extensive homology to either AP1 or AGAMOUS, both known to regulate flower development in Arabidopsis. This indicates that like angiosperms, conifers contain a large and diverse MADS-box gene family that probably includes regulators of reproductive organ development. Confirmation of this was provided by the characterization of an AGAMOUS-like cDNA clone called SAG1, whose conservation of intron position and tissue-specific expression within reproductive organs indicate that it is a homologue of AGAMOUS. Functional homology with AGAMOUS was demonstrated by the ability of SAG1 to produce homeotic conversions of sepals to carpels and petals to stamens when ectopically expressed in transgenic Arabidopsis. This suggests that some of the genetic pathways controlling flower and cone development are homologous, and antedate the 300-million-year-old divergence of angiosperms and gymnosperms. 相似文献
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Flowers are determinate shoots comprised of perianth and reproductive organs displayed in a whorled phyllotactic pattern.
Floral organ identity genes display region-specific expression patterns in the developing flower. In Arabidopsis, floral organ identity genes are activated by LEAFY (LFY), which functions with region-specific co-regulators, UNUSUAL FLORAL
ORGANS (UFO) and WUSCHEL (WUS), to up-regulate homeotic genes in specific whorls of the flower. PENNYWISE (PNY) and POUND-FOOLISH
(PNF) are redundant functioning BELL1-like homeodomain proteins that are expressed in shoot and floral meristems. During flower
development, PNY functions with a co-repressor complex to down-regulate the homeotic gene, AGAMOUS (AG), in the outer whorls of the flower. However, the function of PNY as well as PNF in regulating floral organ identity in the
central whorls of the flower is not known. In this report, we show that combining mutations in PNY and PNF enhance the floral patterning phenotypes of weak and strong alleles of lfy, indicating that these BELL1-like homeodomain proteins play a role in the specification of petals, stamens and carpels during
flower development. Expression studies show that PNY and PNF positively regulate the homeotic genes, APETALA3 and AG, in the inner whorls of the flower. Moreover, PNY and PNF function in parallel with LFY, UFO and WUS to regulate homeotic
gene expression. Since PNY and PNF interact with the KNOTTED1-like homeodomain proteins, SHOOTMERISTEMLESS (STM) and KNOTTED-LIKE
from ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA2 (KNAT2) that regulate floral development, we propose that PNY/PNF-STM and PNY/PNF-KNAT2 complexes
function in the inner whorls to regulate flower patterning events. 相似文献
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To unravel gene expression patterns during rice inflorescence development, particularly at early stages of panicle and floral
organ specification, we have characterized random cloned cDNAs from developmental-stage-specific libraries. cDNA libraries
were constructed from rice panicles at the stage of branching and flower primordia specification or from panicles undergoing
floral organogenesis. Partial sequence analysis and expression patterns of some of these random cDNA clones from these two
rice panicle libraries are presented. Sequence comparisons with known DNA sequences in databases reveal that approximately
sixtyeight per cent of these expressed rice genes show varying degrees of similarity to genes in other species with assigned
functions. In contrast, thirtytwo per cent represent uncharacterized genes. cDNAs reported here code for potential rice homologues
of housekeeping molecules, regulators of gene expression, and signal transduction molecules. They comprise both single-copy
and multicopy genes, and genes expressed differentially, both spatially and temporally, during rice plant development. New
rice cDNAs requiring specific mention are those with similarity toCOP1, a regulator of photomorphogenesis inArabidopsis; sequence-specific DNA binding plant proteins like AP2-domain-containing factors; genes that specify positional information
in shoot meristems like leucine-rich-repeat-containing receptor kinases; regulators of chromatin structure like Polycomb domain
protein; and also proteins induced by abiotic stresses. 相似文献
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To ensure that the initiation of flowering occurs at the correct time of year, plants need to integrate a diverse range of
external and internal signals. In Arabidopsis, the photoperiodic flowering pathway is controlled by a set of regulators that include CONSTANS (CO). In addition, Arabidopsis plants also have a family of genes with homologies to CO known as CO-LIKE (COL) about which relatively little is known. In this paper, we describe the regulation and interactions of a novel member of
the family, COL5. The expression of COL5 is under circadian and diurnal regulation, but COL5 itself does not appear to affect circadian rhythms. COL5, like CO, is regulated by GIGANTEA. Furthermore, COL5 is expressed in the vascular tissue. Using COL5 over-expressing lines we show that, under short days, constitutive expression of COL5 affects flowering time and the expression of the floral integrator genes, FLOWERING LOCUS T and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CO 1. Constitutive expression of COL5 partially suppresses the late flowering phenotype of the co-mutant plants. However, plants with loss of COL5 function do not show altered flowering. Taken together, our results suggest that COL5 has COL activity, but may either not
have a role in regulating flowering in wild-type plants or may act redundantly with other flowering regulators.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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新基因水稻 OsLSD1 的克隆及拟南芥和水稻类 LSD1 基因家族的生物信息学分析 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
类 LSD1 (LSD1-like) 基因家族是一类特殊的 C2C2 型锌指蛋白基因,编码植物特有的转录因子 . 目前已经研究的 2 个成员拟南芥 LSD1 (lesions stimulating disease resistance 1) 和 LOL1 (LSD-One-Like 1) 基因均参与植物细胞程序化死亡 (programmed cell death, PCD) 的调控 . 从水稻 cDNA 文库中克隆到 1 个类 LSD1 基因,命名为 OsLSD1. 该基因长 988 bp ,包含一个 432 bp 的开放阅读框,推导的氨基酸序列 (143 个氨基酸 ) 含有 3 个内部保守的锌指结构域 . DNA 印迹结果表明 OsLSD1 基因在水稻基因组中为单拷贝,且在根、茎和叶中表达 . 借助于生物信息学分析技术,从拟南芥和水稻数据库中各识别出 5 个和 7 个 ( 包括 OsLSD1) 类 LSD1 基因 . 分析了这些类 LSD1 基因的结构,蛋白质结构域组成 . 系统进化分析表明,无论基于编码区的核苷酸或氨基酸序列都可以将这些类 LSD1 基因分为 2 类 . 虽然不存在拟南芥或水稻特有的类 LSD1 蛋白,但有些结构域是水稻所特有的,也有些基因是来源于复制事件 . 相似文献
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The yeast Skp1 protein is a component of the SCF complex, an E3 enzyme involved in the specific protein degradation pathway via ubiquitination. Skp1 binds to F-box proteins to trigger specific recognition of proteins targeted for degradation. SKP1-like genes have been found in a variety of eukaryotes including yeast, man, Caenorhabditis elegans and Arabidopsis thaliana. The Arabidopsis genome contains 20 SKP1-like genes called ASK (for Arabidopsis SKP1-like), among which only ASK1 has been characterized in detail. The analysis of the expression pattern of the ASK genes in Arabidopsis should provide key information for the understanding of the biological role of this family in protein degradation and in different cellular mechanisms. In this paper, we describe the expression profiles of 19 ASK promoter-GUS fusions in stable transformants of Arabidopsis, with a special emphasis on floral organ development. Four ASK promoters did not show any detectable expression in either inflorescences or seedlings. Our results on the ASK1 expression profile are consistent with previous reports. Several ASK promoters show clear tissue-specific expression (for instance in the connective of anthers or in the embryo). We also found that almost half (9/19) of ASK promoters direct a post-meiotic expression in the male gametophyte. Tight regulation of the expression of this gene family indicates a crucial role of the ubiquitin degradation pathway during development, particularly during male gametophyte development. 相似文献
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Covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other intracellular proteins is essential for many physiological processes in eukaryotes, including selective protein degradation. Selection of proteins for ubiquitin conjugation is accomplished, in part, by a group of enzymes designated E2s or ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (UBCs). At least six types of E2s have been identified in the plantArabidopsis thaliana; each type is encoded by a small gene family. Previously, we described the isolation and characterization of two three-member gene families, designatedAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6, encoding two of these E2 types. Here, we investigated the expression patterns, of theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 genes by the histochemical analysis of transgenicArabidopsis containing the corresponding promoters fused to the -glucuronidase-coding region. Staining patterns showed that these genes are active in many stages of development and some aspects of cell death, but are not induced by heat stress. Within the two gene families, individual members exhibited both overlapping and complementary expression patterns, indicating that at least one member of each gene family is expressed in most cell types and at most developmental stages. Different composite patterns of expression were observed between theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 families, suggesting distinct biochemical and/or physiological functions for the encoded E2s inArabidopsis. 相似文献
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To better understand gene expression at very low levels, we have designed a method to eliminate cDNA clones representing abundant
mRNAs. A cDNA library for drought-stressed hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) (Choi et al., 2002) underwent double-negative screening, once with probes made from a drought-stressed plant, the second
time, with probes from a non-stressed plant. The cDNA clones that showed very weak or negative signals were isolated for further
analysis, which resulted in 1399 cDNA clones from about 20,000 screened clones. When nucleotide sequences were determined,
we obtained 1142 tentative unique genes, with a redundancy rate of 20.41%. An homology database search for the deduced amino
acid sequences revealed that about 79% of the cDNA clones could not be matched for functioning with previously characterized
sequences. However, when these uncategorized clones were subjected to classification based on functional domains, most could
be cited. Notably, clones with possible functions in RNA transport, protein synthesis, and regulation of protein activity
showed a dramatic increase in appearance while those coding for transposable elements, viral proteins, and plasmid proteins
occupied a much smaller portion compared with those in theArabidopsis thaliana genome. In addition, those coding for proteins targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum were dramatically more abundant in our
clones compared with theArabidopsis database. 相似文献
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END1 was isolated by an immunosubtractive approach intended to identify specific proteins present in the different pea (Pisum sativum L.) floral organs and the genes encoding them. Following this strategy we obtained a monoclonal antibody (mAbA1) that specifically recognized a 26-kDa protein (END1) only detected in anther tissues. Northern blot assays showed that END1 is expressed specifically in the anther. In situ hybridization and immunolocalization assays corroborated the specific expression of END1 in the epidermis, connective, endothecium and middle layer cells during the different stages of anther development. END1 is the first anther-specific gene isolated from pea. The absence of a practicable pea transformation method together with the fact that no END1 homologue gene exists in Arabidopsis prevented us from carrying out END1 functional studies. However, we designed functional studies with the END1 promoter in different dicot species, as the specific spatial and temporal expression pattern of END1 suggested, among other things, the possibility of using its promoter region for biotechnological applications. Using different constructs to drive the uidA (-glucuronidase) gene controlled by the 2.7-kb isolated promoter sequence we have proven that the END1 promoter is fully functional in the anthers of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., Nicotiana tabacum L. (tobacco) and Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (tomato) plants. The presence in the –330-bp region of the promoter sequence of three putative CArG boxes also suggests that END1 could be a target gene of MADS-box proteins and that, subsequently, it would be activated by genes controlling floral organ identity.Abbreviations
GUS
-Glucuronidase
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uidA
-Glucuronidase gene
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Nos
Nopaline synthase gene
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nptII
Neomycin phosphotransferase II gene
- SEM
Scanning electron microscopy
GenBank accession numbers for the END1 cDNA and the END1 promoter: AY 091466 and AY 324651, respectively 相似文献
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We have isolated two Superoxide dismutase cDNA clones (RsCu/ZnSod andRsFeSod) from small radish (Raphanus sativus L.) by cDNA library screening.RsCu/ZnSod is 563 bp long, with an open reading frame of 153 amino acids, and corresponds to a protein of predicted molecular mass 15.1
kDa and a pl of 5.44. The 823-bp RsFeSod has an ORF of 213 amino acids, corresponding to a protein of predicted molecular
mass 25.4 kDa and a pl of 8.77. Their nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences show the highest homology with those ofArabidopsis. Genomic Southern blot analysis, using each cDNA clone as probe, has revealed that the SOD genes are present as at least
two copies in the small radish genome. Nondenaturing polyacrylamide gels for SOD activity has demonstrated the presence of
several isozymes, depending on the organ type and developmental stage. TheseRsSod genes also have differential expression patterns in response to treatments with white light, xenobiotics, UV, osmoticums,
plant hormones, and salicylic acid. Therefore, we suggest that they are involved in an antioxidative defense mechanism against
stress induced by environmental change. 相似文献
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Glutathione is essential for protecting plants from a range of environmental stresses, including heavy metals where it acts as a precursor for the synthesis of phytochelatins. A 1658 bp cDNA clone for glutathione synthetase (gsh2) was isolated fromArabidopsis thaliana plants that were actively synthesizing glutathione upon exposure to cadmium. The sequence of the clone revealed a protein with an estimated molecular mass of 53858 Da that was very similar to the protein from higher eukaryotes, was less similar to the gene from the fission yeast,Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and shared only a small region of similarity with theEscherichia coli protein. A 4.3 kbSstI fragment containing the genomic clone for glutathione synthetase was also isolated and sequenced. A comparison of the cDNA and genomic sequences revealed that the gene was composed of twelve exons.When theArabidopsis cDNA cloned in a special shuttle vector was expressed in aS. pombe mutant deficient in glutathione synthetase activity, the plant cDNA was able to complement the yeast mutation. Glutathione synthetase activity was measurable in wild-type yeast cells, below detectable levels in thegsh2
- mutant, and restored to substantial levels by the expression of theArabidopsis cDNA. TheS. pombe mutant expressing the plant cDNA had near wild type levels of total cellular thiols,109Cd2+ binding activity, and cadmium resistance. Since theArabidopsis cDNA was under control of a thiamine-repressible promoter, growth of the transformed yeast on thiamine-free medium increased expression of the cDNA resulting in increases in cadmium resistance. 相似文献
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The tomato geneRSI-1 was previously identified as a molecular marker for auxin-induced lateral root initiation. We have further characterized
the expression mode of theRSI-1 gene in tomato andArabidopsis thaliana. Northern blot analyses revealed that the gene was induced specifically by auxin in tomato roots and hypocotyls. For experiments
with transgenic plants, the 5′ flanking region of theRSI-1 gene was linked to a GUS reporter gene, then transformed into tomato andArabidopsis. In these transgenic tomato plants, GUS activity was detected at the sites of initiation for lateral and adventitious roots.
Expression of the fusion gene was auxin-dependent and tissue-specific. This was consistent with results from the northern
blot analyses. In transgenicArabidopsis, the overall expression pattern of theRSI-GUS gene, including tissue specificity and auxin inducibility, was comparable to that in transgenic tomato seedlings. These results
indicate that an identical regulatory mechanism for lateral root initiation might be conserved in both plants. Thus, the expression
mode of theRSI-CUS gene inArabidopsis mutants defective in lateral root development should be investigated to provide details of this process. 相似文献
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Class B floral homeotic genes play a key role in specifying the identity of male reproductive organs (stamens) and petals during the development of flowers. Recently, close relatives (orthologues) of these genes have been found in diverse gymnosperms, the sister group of the flowering plants (angiosperms). The fact that such genes have not been found so far, despite considerable efforts, in mosses, ferns or algae, has been taken as evidence to suggest that B genes originated 300–400 million years ago in a lineage that led to extant seed plants. Gymnosperms do not develop petals, and their male reproductive organs deviate considerably from angiosperm stamens. So what is the function of gymnosperm B genes? Recent experiments revealed that B genes from diverse extant gymnosperms are exclusively expressed in male reproductive organs (microsporophylls). At least for some of these genes it has been shown that they can partially substitute for the Arabidopsis B genes AP3 and PI in ectopic expression experiments, or even partially substitute these genes in different class B floral organ identity gene mutants. This functional complementation, however, is restricted to male organ development. These findings strongly suggest that gymnosperm and angiosperm B genes have highly related interaction partners and equivalent functions in the male organs of their different host species. It seems likely that in extant gymnosperms B genes have a function in specifying male reproductive organs. This function was probably established already in the most recent common ancestor of extant gymnosperms and angiosperms (seed plants) 300 million years ago and thus represents the ancestral function of seed plant B genes, from which other functions (e.g., in specifying petal identity) might have been derived. This suggests that the B gene function is part of an ancestral sex determination system in which B gene expression specifies male reproductive organ development, while the absence of B gene expression leads to the formation of female reproductive organs. Such a simple switch mechanism suggests that B genes might have played a central role during the origin of flowers. In the out-of-male and out-of-female hypotheses changes in B gene expression led to the origin of hermaphroditic flower precursors out of male or female gymnosperm reproductive cones, respectively. We compare these hypotheses with other recent molecular hypotheses on the origin of flowers, in which C/D and FLORICAULA/LEAFY-like genes is given a more prominent role, and we suggest how these hypotheses might be tested in the future. 相似文献
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Takashi Araki Yasushi Kobayashi Hidetaka Kaya Masaki Iwabuchi 《Journal of plant research》1998,111(2):277-281
Transition from vegetative to reproductive development (flowering) is one of the most important decisions during the post-embryonic
development of flowering plants. More than twenty loci are known to regulate this process inArabidopsis. Some of these flowering-time genes may act at the shoot apical meristem to regulate its competence to respond to floral
inductive signals and floral evocation. Genetic and phenotypic analyses of mutants suggest that the late-flowering geneFT may be a good candidate for such genes. To test this, we have cloned theFT gene using aFT-deficiency line associated with a T-DNA insertion. Cloned genes and loss-of-function mutants in hand, it is now possible
to analyse the role ofFT and other genes in flowering at the biochemical and cellular levels as well as at the genetic level. The deduced FT protein
has homology with TFL1 and CEN proteins believed to be involved in regulation of inflorescence meristem identity. Phylogenetic
analysis suggests that theFT group and theTFL1/CEN group of genes diverged before the diversification of major angiosperm clades. This raises the interesting question of the
evolutionary relationship between the regulation of vegetative/reproductive switching in the shoot apical meristem and the
regulation of inflorescence architecture in angiosperms.
The extended abstract of a paper presented at the 13th International Symposium in Conjugation with Award of the International
Prize for Biology “Fronitier of Plant Biology” 相似文献
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The maize ZmEA1 protein was recently postulated to be involved in short-range pollen tube guidance from the embryo sac. To
date, EA1-like sequences had only been identified in monocot species. Using a more conserved C-terminal motif found in the
monocot species, numerous ZmEA1-like sequences were retrieved in EST databases from dicot species, as well as from unannotated
genomic sequences of Arabidopsis
thaliana. RT-PCR analyses were produced for these unannotated genes and showed that these were indeed expressed genes. Further structural
and phylogenetic analyses revealed that all members of the EA1-like (EAL) gene family shared a conserved 27–29 amino acid motif, termed the EA box near the C-terminal end, and appear to be secretory
proteins. Therefore, the EA box proteins defines a new class of small secretory proteins, some of which being possibly involved
in pollen tube guidance.
Electronic Supplementary Material Supplementary material is available for this article at and is accessible for authorized users. 相似文献
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We have cloned a novel gene,Cymg1 (GenBank accession number AY600990), from a mouse testis cDNA library.Cymg1 is located in 2G3 of mouse chromosome 2. The cDNA includes an open reading frame that encodes 141 amino acid residues. The
encoded polypeptide has a cysteine protease inhibitor domain found in the family 2 cystatins but lacks critical consensus
sites important for cysteine protease inhibition. These characteristics are seen in the proteins of the CRES subfamily of
the family 2 cystatins which are expressed specifically in the reproductive tract. CYMG1 protein shows 44% identity with mouse
CRES and 30% identity with mouse cystatin C. Northern blot analysis showed that theCymg1 gene was specifically expressed in adult mouse testis. RT-PCR also showed thatCymg1 was expressed in testis and spermatogonial cells.Cymg1 expression level varied in the different developmental stages of mouse testis, and were coincidental with spermatogenesis
and sex maturation. These results indicate thatCymg1 may play important roles in mouse spermatogenesis and sex maturation 相似文献