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
2023
HEXOKINASE1 and glucose-6-phosphate fuel plant growth and development
Vanderwall M, Gendron J. HEXOKINASE1 and glucose-6-phosphate fuel plant growth and development. Development 2023, 150 PMID: 37842778, PMCID: PMC10617624, DOI: 10.1242/dev.202346.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCatalytic functionPlant metabolic pathwaysEnzyme catalytic functionPlant developmentPhotoautotrophic organismsGlucose-6-phosphate productionHexokinase1Plant growthPhosphorylation of hexosesBiosynthetic routeMetabolic enzymesMetabolic pathwaysPlantsDevelopmental significancePathwayPhosphorylationOrganismsEnzymeMetabolismPigmentsPrevious studiesHexosesDiscrete areasCatalytic activityFunctionNew Horizons in Plant Photoperiodism
Gendron J, Staiger D. New Horizons in Plant Photoperiodism. Annual Review Of Plant Biology 2023, 74: 481-509. PMID: 36854481, PMCID: PMC11114106, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-070522-055628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlant photoperiodismRecent molecular genetic studiesGene regulatory networksMolecular genetic studiesPhotoperiodic floweringPlant speciesRegulatory networksDevelopmental processesMetabolic networksGenetic studiesPhotoperiodismSeasonal changesOrganismsPlantsPotential rolePhotoperiodClimate changeLatitudinal migrationTranscriptomicsFloweringSpeciesGrowthMigrationReproductionRice
2022
KARRIKIN UP-REGULATED F-BOX 1 (KUF1) imposes negative feedback regulation of karrikin and KAI2 ligand metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana
Sepulveda C, Guzmán MA, Li Q, Villaécija-Aguilar JA, Martinez SE, Kamran M, Khosla A, Liu W, Gendron JM, Gutjahr C, Waters MT, Nelson DC. KARRIKIN UP-REGULATED F-BOX 1 (KUF1) imposes negative feedback regulation of karrikin and KAI2 ligand metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2112820119. PMID: 35254909, PMCID: PMC8931227, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112820119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKAI2-ligandsF-BOX 1Fire-prone environmentsArabidopsis thalianaNegative feedback loopKarrikinsNegative feedback regulationFeedback regulationExpression increasesPlantsGerminationLigand metabolismFeedback loopFurther activationMetabolismThalianaBiosynthesisGenesSpeciesRegulationPathwayActivationDiscoveryResponseGrowth
2021
Energy as a seasonal signal for growth and reproduction
Gendron JM, Leung CC, Liu W. Energy as a seasonal signal for growth and reproduction. Current Opinion In Plant Biology 2021, 63: 102092. PMID: 34461431, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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 productionFloweringPhotoperiodismArabidopsisPhotosynthesisGenesPromoterFlowersBioinformaticsReporterLuciferaseFitnessRegulationPhotoperiodA microProtein repressor complex in the shoot meristem controls the transition to flowering
Rodrigues VL, Dolde U, Sun B, Blaakmeer A, Straub D, Eguen T, Botterweg-Paredes E, Hong S, Graeff M, Li MW, Gendron JM, Wenkel S. A microProtein repressor complex in the shoot meristem controls the transition to flowering. Plant Physiology 2021, 187: 187-202. PMID: 34015131, PMCID: PMC8418433, DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShoot apical meristemEarly flowering phenotypeGenetic suppressor screenPost-translational regulatorFloral repressionSuppressor screenChromatin modificationsFloral transitionFloral meristemRepressive complexesShoot meristemRepressor complexGenetic interactionsApical meristemCONSTANSEarly floweringShoot apexUndifferentiated stateJMJ14Sequencing studiesMeristemAdditional roleSum1MicroproteinsPlants
2020
A Decoy Library Uncovers U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Regulate Flowering Time in Arabidopsis
Feke AM, Hong J, Liu W, Gendron JM. A Decoy Library Uncovers U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases That Regulate Flowering Time in Arabidopsis. Genetics 2020, 215: 699-712. PMID: 32434795, PMCID: PMC7337086, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.120.303199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE3 ubiquitin ligasesUbiquitin ligasesU-box E3 ubiquitin ligasesReproductive developmentReverse genetic screenMOS4-associated complexDominant-negative strategyGenetic redundancyGenetic screenTransgenic populationsTargeted degradationLigasesUnidentified regulatorDevelopmental transitionsBiological processesGenetic characterizationU-boxBiochemical studiesWidespread importanceRegulatorArabidopsisOrganismsPlantsProteinComplexes
2017
Mapping Protein–Protein Interactions Using Affinity Purification and Mass Spectrometry
Lee CM, Adamchek C, Feke A, Nusinow DA, Gendron JM. Mapping Protein–Protein Interactions Using Affinity Purification and Mass Spectrometry. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1610: 231-249. PMID: 28439867, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7003-2_15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAP-MSHigher-order protein complexesAffinity purificationMapping protein-protein interactionsProtein-protein interaction networkProtein-protein interactionsMeaningful complexesProtein interactomeProtein complexesProtein-specific antibodiesMass spectrometry technologyInteraction networksCellular pathwaysTransient interactionsMass spectrometryInteractomeNonspecific interactionsSpectrometry technologyUnbiased methodComplexesPurificationComprehensive knowledgeCrucial stepPlantsProtein