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ArticleThe Plant cell2008

Type B response regulators of Arabidopsis play key roles in cytokinin signaling and plant development.

Rebecca D Argyros, Dennis E Mathews, Yi-Hsuan Chiang, Christine M Palmer, Derek M Thibault, Naomi Etheridge, D Aaron Argyros, Michael G Mason, Joseph J Kieber, G Eric Schaller

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Article in The Plant cell, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 231 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Rebecca D ArgyrosDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
Dennis E Mathews
Yi-Hsuan Chiang
Christine M Palmer
Derek M Thibault
Naomi Etheridge
D Aaron Argyros
Michael G Mason
Joseph J Kieber
G Eric Schaller

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Abstract

The type B Arabidopsis Response Regulators (ARRs) of Arabidopsis thaliana are transcription factors that act as positive regulators in the two-component cytokinin signaling pathway. We employed a mutant-based approach to perform a detailed characterization of the roles of ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12 in plant growth and development. The most pronounced phenotype was found in the arr1-3 arr10-5 arr12-1 triple loss-of-function mutant, which showed almost complete insensitivity to high levels of exogenously applied cytokinins. The triple mutant exhibited reduced stature due to decreased cell division in the shoot, enhanced seed size, increased sensitivity to light, altered chlorophyll and anthocyanin concentrations, and an aborted primary root with protoxylem but no metaxylem. Microarray analysis revealed that expression of the majority of cytokinin-regulated genes requires the function of ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12. Characterization of double mutants revealed differing contributions of the type B ARRs to mutant phenotypes. Our results support a model in which cytokinin regulates a wide array of downstream responses through the action of a multistep phosphorelay that culminates in transcriptional regulation by ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCytokininsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantHypocotylModels, GeneticPlant RootsPlant ShootsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsARR10 protein, ArabidopsisARR12 protein, ArabidopsisARR1 protein, ArabidopsisCytokininsDNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID18723577
PMCPMC2553617

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