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ArticlePlant physiology2017

DNA Topoisomerase Iα Affects the Floral Transition.

Ximing Gong, Lisha Shen, Ya Zhi Peng, Yinbo Gan, Hao Yu

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Article in Plant physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ximing GongDepartment of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore (X.G., L.S., Y.Z.P., H.Y.); and.
Lisha ShenDepartment of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore (X.G., L.S., Y.Z.P., H.Y.); and.
Ya Zhi PengDepartment of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore (X.G., L.S., Y.Z.P., H.Y.); and.
Yinbo GanDepartment of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore (X.G., L.S., Y.Z.P., H.Y.); and.
Hao YuDepartment of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore (X.G., L.S., Y.Z.P., H.Y.); and dbsyuhao@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-9778-8855
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA topoisomerases modulate DNA topology to maintain chromosome superstructure and genome integrity, which is indispensable for DNA replication and RNA transcription. Their function in plant development still remains largely unknown. Here, we report a hitherto unidentified role of Topoisomerase Iα (TOP1α) in controlling flowering time in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Loss of function of TOP1α results in early flowering under both long and short days. This is attributed mainly to a decrease in the expression of a central flowering repressor, FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), and its close homologs, MADS AFFECTING FLOWERING4 (MAF4) and MAF5, during the floral transition. TOP1α physically binds to the genomic regions of FLC, MAF4, and MAF5 and promotes the association of RNA polymerase II complexes to their transcriptional start sites. These correlate with the changes in histone modifications but do not directly affect nucleosome occupancy at these loci. Our results suggest that TOP1α mediates DNA topology to facilitate the recruitment of RNA polymerase II at FLC, MAF4, and MAF5 in conjunction with histone modifications, thus facilitating the expression of these key flowering repressors to prevent precocious flowering in Arabidopsis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA Topoisomerases, Type IFlowersGene Expression Regulation, PlantHistonesMADS Domain ProteinsNucleosomesPlants, Genetically ModifiedRepressor ProteinsRNA Polymerase IIArabidopsis ProteinsAt5g10140 protein, ArabidopsisDNA Topoisomerases, Type IHistonesMADS Domain ProteinsMAF4 protein, ArabidopsisMAF5 protein, ArabidopsisNucleosomesRepressor ProteinsRNA Polymerase IITOP1alpha protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID27837087
PMCPMC5210759
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