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ReviewPlant physiology2015

Epigenetic Mechanisms Are Critical for the Regulation of WUSCHEL Expression in Floral Meristems.

Xiuwei Cao, Zishan He, Lin Guo, Xigang Liu

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Review in Plant physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiuwei CaoKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China (X.C., Z.H., L.G., X.L.); andCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China (X.C., Z.H.).
Zishan HeKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China (X.C., Z.H., L.G., X.L.); andCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China (X.C., Z.H.).
Lin GuoKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China (X.C., Z.H., L.G., X.L.); andCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China (X.C., Z.H.).
Xigang LiuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China (X.C., Z.H., L.G., X.L.); andCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China (X.C., Z.H.) xgliu@sjziam.ac.cn.
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology · CNCenter for Agricultural Resources Research · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The floral meristem (FM), which develops from the inflorescence meristem upon completion of the floral transition, terminates after producing a defined number of floral organs. This is in contrast to the shoot apical meristem, which is active throughout the entire life span of plants. WUSCHEL (WUS) encodes a homeodomain-containing protein and plays a critical role in shoot apical meristem, inflorescence meristem, and FM establishment and maintenance as well as FM determinacy. Although many genes have been implicated in FM determinacy through the regulation of WUS expression, precisely how these genes are coordinated to regulate WUS and consequently dictate FM fate remains unclear. Emerging lines of evidence indicate that epigenetic mechanisms, such as histone modification, chromatin remodeling, noncoding RNAs, and DNA methylation, play vital roles in meristem maintenance and termination. Here, recent findings demonstrating the involvement of the epigenetic network in the regulation of WUS expression in the context of FM determinacy are summarized and discussed.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, PlantArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA MethylationFlowersGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsMeristemMutationPhenotypeRNA, PlantRNA, UntranslatedArabidopsis ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsRNA, PlantRNA, UntranslatedWUSCHEL protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID25829464
PMCPMC4528737
OpenAlexW2151364754

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