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ArticlePlant reproduction2018

Regulation of floral meristem activity through the interaction of AGAMOUS, SUPERMAN, and CLAVATA3 in Arabidopsis.

Akira Uemura, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi, Yifeng Xu, WanYi Wee, Yasunori Ichihashi, Takamasa Suzuki, Arisa Shibata, Ken Shirasu, Toshiro Ito

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Article in Plant reproduction, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Akira UemuraBiological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
Nobutoshi YamaguchiBiological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
Yifeng XuTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Republic of Singapore.
WanYi WeeTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117604, Republic of Singapore.
Yasunori IchihashiPrecursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
Takamasa SuzukiDepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan.
Arisa ShibataRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
Ken ShirasuRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
Toshiro ItoBiological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5, Takayama, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan. itot@bs.naist.jp.
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science · JPNara Institute of Science and Technology · JPChubu University · JPJapan Science and Technology Agency · JPNational University of Singapore · SGTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory · SG

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H01234Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H01356Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H02405Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H05955Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15H05959Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17H05843Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 17H06172Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London 16H01468Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology JPMJPR15Q2Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology JPMJPR15QA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key messageFloral meristem size is redundantly controlled by CLAVATA3, AGAMOUS , and SUPERMAN in Arabidopsis. The proper regulation of floral meristem activity is key to the formation of optimally sized flowers with a fixed number of organs. In Arabidopsis thaliana, multiple regulators determine this activity. A small secreted peptide, CLAVATA3 (CLV3), functions as an important negative regulator of stem cell activity. Two transcription factors, AGAMOUS (AG) and SUPERMAN (SUP), act in different pathways to regulate the termination of floral meristem activity. Previous research has not addressed the genetic interactions among these three genes. Here, we quantified the floral developmental stage-specific phenotypic consequences of combining mutations of AG, SUP, and CLV3. Our detailed phenotypic and genetic analyses revealed that these three genes act in partially redundant pathways to coordinately modulate floral meristem sizes in a spatial and temporal manner. Analyses of the ag sup clv3 triple mutant, which developed a mass of undifferentiated cells in its flowers, allowed us to identify downstream targets of AG with roles in reproductive development and in the termination of floral meristem activity. Our study highlights the role of AG in repressing genes that are expressed in organ initial cells to control floral meristem activity.

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AGAMOUS Protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsFlowersGene Expression Regulation, PlantMeristemMutationPlant CellsReproductionTranscription FactorsAGAMOUS Protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsAT2G27250 protein, Arabidopsissuperman protein, ArabidopsisTranscription FactorsAGAMOUSArabidopsis thalianaCLAVATA3Floral meristemReproductive developmentSUPERMAN

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