2024
Plants distinguish different photoperiods to independently control seasonal flowering and growth
Wang Q, Liu W, Leung C, Tarté D, Gendron J. Plants distinguish different photoperiods to independently control seasonal flowering and growth. Science 2024, 383: eadg9196. PMID: 38330117, PMCID: PMC11134419, DOI: 10.1126/science.adg9196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoperiodic growthSeasonal floweringControl expression of genesDuration of photosynthetic activityGrowth-regulating pathwaysExpression of genesPhotosynthetic periodMeasure photoperiodPhotoperiodic floweringPhotosynthetic activityControl expressionFlowering mechanismRegulation pathwaysSeasonal growthFlowersLong daysDifferent photoperiodsPhotoperiodLight intensityPlantsGrowthMutantsGenesPathway
2021
A metabolic daylength measurement system mediates winter photoperiodism in plants
Liu W, Feke A, Leung CC, Tarté DA, Yuan W, Vanderwall M, Sager G, Wu X, Schear A, Clark DA, Thines BC, Gendron JM. A metabolic daylength measurement system mediates winter photoperiodism in plants. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2501-2515.e5. PMID: 34407427, PMCID: PMC8440495, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoperiodic floweringPlant fitnessCellular healthMetabolic networksStudy systemPhotoperiodic regulationWinter-like photoperiodsVegetative healthPhotoperiodic expressionsSucrose levelsPlantsStarch productionFloweringPhotoperiodismArabidopsisPhotosynthesisGenesPromoterFlowersBioinformaticsReporterLuciferaseFitnessRegulationPhotoperiod