Class 1 KNOX Gene Expression Supports the Selaginella Rhizophore Concept |
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Authors: | Junko Kawai Yoichi Tanabe Sumitomo Soma Motomi Ito |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan;(2) Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan;(3) Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan |
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Abstract: | The spikemoss is marked by the unique root-producing pleurogeous rhizophore as well as the lycophytic microphyll. Imaichi and Kato (Bot Mag Tokyo 102:369–380, 1989; Am J Bot 78:1694–1703, 1991) revealed that the exogenous developmental process in the rhizophore is clearly distinguishable from the developmental process in the endogenous root, argued that the axial organ could be coordinate with other fundamental organs including the root and stem, and demonstrated the “rhizophore concept.” In this paper, we report on the expression pattern of the spikemoss Selaginella class 1 KNOX gene, SuKNOX1, in the rhizophore. We show that the SuKNOX1 mRNA is specifically accumulated at the tip of the rhizophore as well as the shoot apical apex, but not in the root tip. This result supports the “rhizophore concept” at the molecular level. |
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