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ArticlePloS one2012

Overexpression of AtLOV1 in Switchgrass alters plant architecture, lignin content, and flowering time.

Bin Xu, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, Yuhong Tang, Michael K Udvardi, Ji-Yi Zhang, Zhengxing Shen, Maria Balota, Kim Harich, Percival Y-H Zhang, Bingyu Zhao

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Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bin XuDepartment of Horticulture, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh
Yuhong Tang
Michael K Udvardi
Ji-Yi Zhang
Zhengxing Shen
Maria Balota
Kim Harich
Percival Y-H Zhang
Bingyu Zhao
Virginia Tech · USNoble Research Institute · USUnited States Department of Energy · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSwitchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a prime candidate crop for biofuel feedstock production in the United States. As it is a self-incompatible polyploid perennial species, breeding elite and stable switchgrass cultivars with traditional breeding methods is very challenging. Translational genomics may contribute significantly to the genetic improvement of switchgrass, especially for the incorporation of elite traits that are absent in natural switchgrass populations. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsIn this study, we constitutively expressed an Arabidopsis NAC transcriptional factor gene, LONG VEGETATIVE PHASE ONE (AtLOV1), in switchgrass. Overexpression of AtLOV1 in switchgrass caused the plants to have a smaller leaf angle by changing the morphology and organization of epidermal cells in the leaf collar region. Also, overexpression of AtLOV1 altered the lignin content and the monolignol composition of cell walls, and caused delayed flowering time. Global gene-expression analysis of the transgenic plants revealed an array of responding genes with predicted functions in plant development, cell wall biosynthesis, and flowering. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: To our knowledge, this is the first report of a single ectopically expressed transcription factor altering the leaf angle, cell wall composition, and flowering time of switchgrass, therefore demonstrating the potential advantage of translational genomics for the genetic improvement of this crop.

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Genes, PlantArabidopsis ProteinsBiomarkersBlotting, SouthernCell WallDNA-Binding ProteinsFlowersGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantLigninOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPanicumPlant LeavesPlants, Genetically ModifiedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionArabidopsis ProteinsBiomarkersDNA-Binding ProteinsLigninLOV1 protein, ArabidopsisRNA, Messenger

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PMID23300513
PMCPMC3530547
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