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ArticlePlant physiology2013

Rice cytokinin GATA transcription Factor1 regulates chloroplast development and plant architecture.

Darryl Hudson, David R Guevara, Andrew J Hand, Zhenhua Xu, Lixin Hao, Xi Chen, Tong Zhu, Yong-Mei Bi, Steven J Rothstein

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Article in Plant physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Darryl HudsonDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1.
David R Guevara
Andrew J Hand
Zhenhua Xu
Lixin Hao
Xi Chen
Tong Zhu
Yong-Mei Bi
Steven J Rothstein
University of Guelph · CASyngenta (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chloroplast biogenesis has been well documented in higher plants, yet the complex methods used to regulate chloroplast activity under fluctuating environmental conditions are not well understood. In rice (Oryza sativa), the CYTOKININ-RESPONSIVE GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1 (Cga1) shows increased expression following light, nitrogen, and cytokinin treatments, while darkness and gibberellin reduce expression. Strong overexpression of Cga1 produces dark green, semidwarf plants with reduced tillering, whereas RNA interference knockdown results in reduced chlorophyll and increased tillering. Coexpression, microarray, and real-time expression analyses demonstrate a correlation between Cga1 expression and the expression of important nucleus-encoded, chloroplast-localized genes. Constitutive Cga1 overexpression increases both chloroplast biogenesis and starch production but also results in delayed senescence and reduced grain filling. Growing the transgenic lines under different nitrogen regimes indicates potential agricultural applications for Cga1, including manipulation of biomass, chlorophyll/chloroplast content, and harvest index. These results indicate a conserved mechanism by which Cga1 regulates chloroplast development in higher plants.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantBiomassChlorophyllChloroplastsCytokininsDarknessFlowersGATA Transcription FactorsGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGibberellinsLightNitrogenOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOryzaPhotosynthesisChlorophyllCytokininsGATA Transcription FactorsGibberellinsNitrogenPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant ProteinsStarch

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PMID23548780
PMCPMC3641198
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