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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Characterization of an autonomous pathway complex that promotes flowering in Arabidopsis.

Pei-Lin Qi, Hao-Ran Zhou, Qiang-Qiang Zhao, Chao Feng, Yong-Qiang Ning, Yin-Na Su, Xue-Wei Cai, Dan-Yang Yuan, Zhao-Chen Zhang, Xiao-Min Su and 4 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pei-Lin QiNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Hao-Ran ZhouNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Qiang-Qiang ZhaoNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Chao FengNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Yong-Qiang NingNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Yin-Na SuNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7319-5086
Xue-Wei CaiNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Dan-Yang YuanNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Zhao-Chen ZhangNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Xiao-Min SuNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Shan-Shan ChenNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
Lin LiNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.
She ChenNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0830-3263
Xin-Jian HeNational Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing 102206, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2878-7461
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although previous studies have identified several autonomous pathway components that are required for the promotion of flowering, little is known about how these components cooperate. Here, we identified an autonomous pathway complex (AuPC) containing both known components (FLD, LD and SDG26) and previously unknown components (EFL2, EFL4 and APRF1). Loss-of-function mutations of all of these components result in increased FLC expression and delayed flowering. The delayed-flowering phenotype is independent of photoperiod and can be overcome by vernalization, confirming that the complex specifically functions in the autonomous pathway. Chromatin immunoprecipitation combined with sequencing indicated that, in the AuPC mutants, the histone modifications (H3Ac, H3K4me3 and H3K36me3) associated with transcriptional activation are increased, and the histone modification (H3K27me3) associated with transcriptional repression is reduced, suggesting that the AuPC suppresses FLC expression at least partially by regulating these histone modifications. Moreover, we found that the AuPC component SDG26 associates with FLC chromatin via a previously uncharacterized DNA-binding domain and regulates FLC expression and flowering time independently of its histone methyltransferase activity. Together, these results provide a framework for understanding the molecular mechanism by which the autonomous pathway regulates flowering time.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsFlowersGene Expression Regulation, PlantMADS Domain ProteinsMutationArabidopsis ProteinsMADS Domain Proteins

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