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ArticlePlant physiology2015

Transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational regulation of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS gene expression in Arabidopsis determines gene function in the shoot apex.

José Antonio Aguilar-Martínez, Naoyuki Uchida, Brad Townsley, Donnelly Ann West, Andrea Yanez, Nafeesa Lynn, Seisuke Kimura, Neelima Sinha

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Article in Plant physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

José Antonio Aguilar-MartínezDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Naoyuki UchidaDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Brad TownsleyDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Donnelly Ann WestDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Andrea YanezDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Nafeesa LynnDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Seisuke KimuraDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.).
Neelima SinhaDepartment of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (J.A.A.-M., N.U., B.T., D.A.W., A.Y., N.L., S.K., N.S.);World Premier International Research Center Initiative-Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (N.U.); andDepartment of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan (S.K.) nrsinha@ucdavis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1494-7065
Nagoya University · JPKyoto Sangyo University · JPUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The activity of SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) is required for the functioning of the shoot apical meristem (SAM). STM is expressed in the SAM but is down-regulated at the site of leaf initiation. STM is also required for the formation of compound leaves. However, how the activity of STM is regulated at the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational levels is poorly understood. We previously found two conserved noncoding sequences in the promoters of STM-like genes across angiosperms, the K-box and the RB-box. Here, we characterize the function of the RB-box in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The RB-box, along with the K-box, regulates the expression of STM in leaf sinuses, which are areas on the leaf blade with meristematic potential. The RB-box also contributes to restrict STM expression to the SAM. We identified FAR1-RELATED SEQUENCES-RELATED FACTOR1 (FRF1) as a binding factor to the RB-box region. FRF1 is an uncharacterized member of a subfamily of four truncated proteins related to the FAR1-RELATED SEQUENCES factors. Internal deletion analysis of the STM promoter identified a region required to repress the expression of STM in hypocotyls. Expression of STM in leaf primordia under the control of the JAGGED promoter produced plants with partially undifferentiated leaves. We further found that the ELK domain has a role in the posttranslational regulation of STM by affecting the nuclear localization of STM.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantProtein BiosynthesisTranscription, GeneticArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceCell NucleusConserved SequenceDNA, IntergenicGlucuronidaseHomeodomain ProteinsMeristemMolecular Sequence DataPlant LeavesPromoter Regions, GeneticArabidopsis ProteinsDNA, IntergenicGlucuronidaseHomeodomain ProteinsSTM protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID25524441
PMCPMC4326739
OpenAlexW2055618167

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