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
2018
Characterization of Two Growth Period QTLs Reveals Modification of PRR3 Genes During Soybean Domestication
Li MW, Liu W, Lam HM, Gendron JM. Characterization of Two Growth Period QTLs Reveals Modification of PRR3 Genes During Soybean Domestication. Plant And Cell Physiology 2018, 60: 407-420. PMID: 30418611, DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociTranscription repressor complexMultiple interval mappingCCT domainSoybean domesticationSoybean orthologsGrowth periodRepressor complexTrait lociGenomic regionsSoybean improvementGenetic networksSubcellular localizationInterval mappingTranscription factorsShort growth periodLociGp12GmFT2aGmFT5aE locusE2 locusGp11High expressionMutations
2012
Brassinosteroids regulate organ boundary formation in the shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis
Gendron JM, Liu JS, Fan M, Bai MY, Wenkel S, Springer PS, Barton MK, Wang ZY. Brassinosteroids regulate organ boundary formation in the shoot apical meristem of Arabidopsis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 21152-21157. PMID: 23213257, PMCID: PMC3529081, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210799110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShoot apical meristemOrgan boundary formationIdentity genesOrgan primordiaApical meristemGene expressionTranscription factor BZR1Architecture of plantsBR-insensitive mutantsBoundary formationSpatiotemporal controlOrgan boundariesStem cell nicheWT plantsUnderlying signaling mechanismsFusion phenotypeBrassinosteroidsCell nicheSignaling mechanismMeristemCentral meristemBZR1MutantsPrimordiaGenesArabidopsis circadian clock protein, TOC1, is a DNA-binding transcription factor
Gendron JM, Pruneda-Paz JL, Doherty CJ, Gross AM, Kang SE, Kay SA. Arabidopsis circadian clock protein, TOC1, is a DNA-binding transcription factor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 3167-3172. PMID: 22315425, PMCID: PMC3286946, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1200355109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceCircadian ClocksDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, PlantGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsCIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1CCT domainTranscription factorsDNA-binding transcription factorsGAL4/UAS systemCAB EXPRESSION 1MYB transcription factorsArabidopsis circadian clockCCA1/LHYDNA-binding domainSpecific genomic regionsCircadian clock proteinsGeneral transcriptional repressorGenetic data supportChemical inductionLHY promoterPlant clockTOC1 promoterArabidopsis seedlingsRepression activityGenomic scaleClock proteinsLHY expressionTranscriptional repressorGenomic regions
2005
BZR1 Is a Transcriptional Repressor with Dual Roles in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis and Growth Responses
He JX, Gendron JM, Sun Y, Gampala SS, Gendron N, Sun CQ, Wang ZY. BZR1 Is a Transcriptional Repressor with Dual Roles in Brassinosteroid Homeostasis and Growth Responses. Science 2005, 307: 1634-1638. PMID: 15681342, PMCID: PMC2925132, DOI: 10.1126/science.1107580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNA-Binding ProteinsFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantGenes, ReporterHomeostasisLightMutationNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypePlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSteroidsTranscription, GeneticConceptsBrassinosteroid homeostasisTranscriptional repressorCell surface receptor kinaseBR biosynthetic genesDevelopment of plantsGrowth responseBR homeostasisBR biosynthesisBiosynthetic genesBZR1Dual roleReceptor kinaseAdditional potential targetsGene expressionMicroarray analysisUnknown DNARepressorNormal growthHomeostasisPotential targetPhysiological studiesDephosphorylationBiosynthesisKinaseGenes