Inhibition of cell proliferation, cell expansion and differentiation by the Arabidopsis SUPERMAN gene in transgenic tobacco plants
Copyright policy )Inhibition of cell proliferation, cell expansion and differentiation by the Arabidopsis SUPERMAN gene in transgenic tobacco plants
Plant development depends upon the control of growth, organization and differentiation of cells derived from shoot and root meristems. Among the genes involved in flower organ determination, the cadastral gene SUPERMAN controls the boundary between whorls 3 and 4 and the growth of the adaxial outer ovule integument by down-regulating cell divisions. To determine the precise function of this gene we overexpressed ectopically the Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. SUPERMAN gene in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The transgenic plants exhibited a dwarf phenotype. Histologically and cytologically detailed analyses showed that dwarfism is correlated with a reduction in cell number, which is in agreement with the SUPERMAN function in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, a reduction in cell expansion and an impairment of cell differentiation were observed in tobacco organs. These traits were observed in differentiated vegetative and floral organs but not in meristem structures. A potential effect of the SUPERMAN transcription factor in the control of gibberellin biosynthesis is discussed.
Nicotiana, Plant Stems, Arabidopsis Proteins, Arabidopsis, Cell Differentiation, Plants, Genetically Modified, Gibberellins, Mixed Function Oxygenases, Plant Leaves, Phenotype, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Cell Division, Plant Proteins, Transcription Factors
Nicotiana, Plant Stems, Arabidopsis Proteins, Arabidopsis, Cell Differentiation, Plants, Genetically Modified, Gibberellins, Mixed Function Oxygenases, Plant Leaves, Phenotype, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Cell Division, Plant Proteins, Transcription Factors
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