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ArticleThe Plant cell2008

Genetic analysis reveals that C19-GA 2-oxidation is a major gibberellin inactivation pathway in Arabidopsis.

Ivo Rieu, Sven Eriksson, Stephen J Powers, Fan Gong, Jayne Griffiths, Lindsey Woolley, Reyes Benlloch, Ove Nilsson, Stephen G Thomas, Peter Hedden and 1 more

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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 155 papers.

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155 citing papers in PubMed, 326 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ivo RieuCentre for Crop Genetic Improvement, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom.
Sven Eriksson
Stephen J Powers
Fan Gong
Jayne Griffiths
Lindsey Woolley
Reyes Benlloch
Ove Nilsson
Stephen G Thomas
Peter Hedden
Andrew L Phillips
Rothamsted Research · GBUmeå Plant Science Centre · SESwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SE

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/00004161Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/00004162Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/C/00004954Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council P19317
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioactive hormone concentrations are regulated both at the level of hormone synthesis and through controlled inactivation. Based on the ubiquitous presence of 2beta-hydroxylated gibberellins (GAs), a major inactivating pathway for the plant hormone GA seems to be via GA 2-oxidation. In this study, we used various approaches to determine the role of C(19)-GA 2-oxidation in regulating GA concentration and GA-responsive plant growth and development. We show that Arabidopsis thaliana has five C(19)-GA 2-oxidases, transcripts for one or more of which are present in all organs and at all stages of development examined. Expression of four of the five genes is subject to feed-forward regulation. By knocking out all five Arabidopsis C(19)-GA 2-oxidases, we show that C(19)-GA 2-oxidation limits bioactive GA content and regulates plant development at various stages during the plant life cycle: C(19)-GA 2-oxidases prevent seed germination in the absence of light and cold stimuli, delay the vegetative and floral phase transitions, limit the number of flowers produced per inflorescence, and suppress elongation of the pistil prior to fertilization. Under GA-limited conditions, further roles are revealed, such as limiting elongation of the main stem and side shoots. We conclude that C(19)-GA 2-oxidation is a major GA inactivation pathway regulating development in Arabidopsis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsFlowersFruitGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationGibberellinsHypocotylModels, GeneticOxidation-ReductionPlant RootsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPlant StemsSeedsSignal TransductionArabidopsis ProteinsGibberellins

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PMID18805991
PMCPMC2570722
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