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SynthesisAnnals of botany2014

Analysis of the arabidopsis REM gene family predicts functions during flower development.

Otho Mantegazza, Veronica Gregis, Marta Adelina Mendes, Piero Morandini, Márcio Alves-Ferreira, Camila M Patreze, Sarah M Nardeli, Martin M Kater, Lucia Colombo

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Synthesis in Annals of botany, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Otho MantegazzaDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Veronica GregisDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Marta Adelina MendesDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Piero MorandiniDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biofisica, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Márcio Alves-FerreiraUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Dept de Genética, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária 21941-902-Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Camila M PatrezeUniversidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biociencias, Departamento de Botanica Av. Pasteur, no. 458, Urca, sala 306, 22290-255 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Sarah M NardeliUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Dept de Genética, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária 21941-902-Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Martin M KaterDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Lucia ColomboDipartimento di BioScienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biofisica, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy lucia.colombo@unimi.it.
University of Milan · ITUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRInstituto Biofisika · ESNational Research Council · ITUniversidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThe REM (Reproductive Meristem) gene family of Arabidopsis thaliana is part of the B3 DNA-binding domain superfamily. Despite the fact that several groups have worked on the REM genes for many years, little is known about the function of this transcription factor family. This study aims to identify a set of REM genes involved in flower development and to characterize their function.

methodsIn order to provide an overview of the REM gene family, a detailed expression analysis for all REM genes of A. thaliana was performed and combined with a meta-analysis of ChIP-sequencing and microarray experiments. KEY

resultsTwo sets of phylogenetically closely related REM genes, namely REM23, REM24 and REM25, and REM34, REM35 and REM36, were identified as possibly being involved in the early stages of flower development. Single- and double-mutant combinations were analysed for these genes, and no phenotypic effects were detected during flower development.

conclusionsThe data suggest that the REM34, REM35 and REM36 group is the most interesting one, as REM34 is co-expressed with the floral meristem identity (FMI) genes, they are bound by AP1, SVP, AP3 and PI, and they are expressed in the floral meristem and during the earliest stages of flower development. However, it appears that high levels of functional redundancy may conceal the exact function of these transcription factor genes.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, PlantMultigene FamilyArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsChromosomes, PlantFlowersGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMeristemMicroarray AnalysisMutationPhylogenyPlants, Genetically ModifiedTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsis thalianaB3 domainfloral meristem identityflower developmentFMIREM genereproductive meristemtranscription factor

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PMID25002525
PMCPMC4204784
OpenAlexW2329037537

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