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
Systematic characterization of photoperiodic gene expression patterns reveals diverse seasonal transcriptional systems in Arabidopsis
Leung C, Tarté D, Oliver L, Wang Q, Gendron J. Systematic characterization of photoperiodic gene expression patterns reveals diverse seasonal transcriptional systems in Arabidopsis. PLOS Biology 2023, 21: e3002283. PMID: 37699055, PMCID: PMC10497145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression patternsCis-element analysisPhenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathwaySeasonal expression patternsImportant cellular pathwaysGene expression patternsThousands of genesFunctional enrichment analysisGene expression dataAlign growthArabidopsis plantsPhotoperiodic floweringTranscriptional networksPhotoperiodic genesBiosynthesis pathwayCellular processesPhenylpropanoid pathwayTranscriptomic experimentsTranscriptomic dataTranscriptional systemCellular pathwaysEnrichment analysisGene expressionGene clusteringExpression dataNew 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsArabidopsisCircadian RhythmGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhotoperiodPlantsReproductionConceptsPlant photoperiodismRecent molecular genetic studiesGene regulatory networksMolecular genetic studiesPhotoperiodic floweringPlant speciesRegulatory networksDevelopmental processesMetabolic networksGenetic studiesPhotoperiodismSeasonal changesOrganismsPlantsPotential rolePhotoperiodClimate changeLatitudinal migrationTranscriptomicsFloweringSpeciesGrowthMigrationReproductionRice
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 productionFloweringPhotoperiodismArabidopsisPhotosynthesisGenesPromoterFlowersBioinformaticsReporterLuciferaseFitnessRegulationPhotoperiod