2020
Reprogramming of Stem Cell Activity to Convert Thorns into Branches
Zhang F, Rossignol P, Huang T, Wang Y, May A, Dupont C, Orbovic V, Irish VF. Reprogramming of Stem Cell Activity to Convert Thorns into Branches. Current Biology 2020, 30: 2951-2961.e5. PMID: 32559443, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene networksShoot stem cell nicheStem cellsTCP transcription factorsExpression of WUSCHELStem cell quiescenceStem cell nicheStem cell activityStem cell proliferationCitrus genesAngiosperm speciesPlant architectureShoot apicalApical meristemTranscription factorsCell nicheCell quiescenceMeristemFunction of componentsWUSCHELCell proliferationConcomitant conversionCrop yieldFunction resultsCells
2015
Temporal Control of Plant Organ Growth by TCP Transcription Factors
Huang T, Irish VF. Temporal Control of Plant Organ Growth by TCP Transcription Factors. Current Biology 2015, 25: 1765-1770. PMID: 26073137, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-mitotic cell expansionCell divisionArabidopsis petalsPetal developmentCell expansionCIN-TCP genesTCP transcription factorsZinc finger transcriptional repressorPlant organ growthCell cycle progressionPetal organogenesisTranscriptional repressorOrgan formRepression resultsTranscription factorsPetal initiationOrgan growthDevelopmental eventsLamina growthExcellent modelTemporal controlCell proliferationPetalsDivisionTurn act
2014
A dexamethasone-inducible gene expression system is active in Citrus plants
Rossignol P, Orbović V, Irish V. A dexamethasone-inducible gene expression system is active in Citrus plants. Scientia Horticulturae 2014, 172: 47-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene expression systemExpression systemΒ-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter geneInducible gene expression systemSynthetic transcription factorsGene of interestPromoter driving expressionCrop plantsGene functionTransgenic approachesTranscription factorsCitrus plantsNew traitsReporter geneCitrus cultivarsPlantsTransgene activityGenesSynthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasoneTiming of activityGlucocorticoid receptorSuch manipulationsGlucocorticoid dexamethasoneLhGRTraits
2010
The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling
Mara CD, Huang T, Irish VF. The Arabidopsis Floral Homeotic Proteins APETALA3 and PISTILLATA Negatively Regulate the BANQUO Genes Implicated in Light Signaling. The Plant Cell 2010, 22: 690-702. PMID: 20305124, PMCID: PMC2861465, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.065946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPetal identityBHLH transcription factorsDevelopmental signaling pathwaysSecond whorl organsBHLH proteinsLight signalingHelix proteinsAPETALA3Light responseTranscription factorsGene productsPistillataChlorophyll levelsSignaling pathwaysGenesRegulatory processesProteinAppropriate regulationHFR1ArabidopsisPhotomorphogenesisMutantsSepalsCarpelsPhytochrome
2008
An Arabidopsis F-box protein acts as a transcriptional co-factor to regulate floral development
Chae E, Tan Q, Hill TA, Irish VF. An Arabidopsis F-box protein acts as a transcriptional co-factor to regulate floral development. Development 2008, 135: 1235-1245. PMID: 18287201, DOI: 10.1242/dev.015842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANSAP3 promoterLFY activityTranscription factorsProtein degradationFloral homeotic gene expressionLEAFY transcription factorFloral homeotic genesHomeotic gene expressionTranscriptional repressor domainF-box proteinsSCF ubiquitin ligaseF-box componentAPETALA3 (AP3) geneHomeotic genesRepressor domainFloral organsFlower developmentPlant speciesTranscriptional complexPlants flowerProtein actsFloral developmentUbiquitin ligaseEndogenous signals
2006
Functional Analyses of Two Tomato APETALA3 Genes Demonstrate Diversification in Their Roles in Regulating Floral Development
de Martino G, Pan I, Emmanuel E, Levy A, Irish VF. Functional Analyses of Two Tomato APETALA3 Genes Demonstrate Diversification in Their Roles in Regulating Floral Development. The Plant Cell 2006, 18: 1833-1845. PMID: 16844904, PMCID: PMC1533988, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.042978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore eudicotsFloral developmentMADS-box transcription factorsDifferent expression domainsBox transcription factorFunctional differencesAP3 lineageAPETALA3 (AP3) geneEuAP3 lineageStamen identityAncestral roleStamen developmentHomeotic transformationsLineage genesExpression domainsBiochemical capabilitiesTranscription factorsFunctional analysisFunction mutationsGenesLineagesArabidopsisEudicotsEquivalent domainsExpression contributes
2003
Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages
Lamb RS, Irish VF. Functional divergence within the APETALA3/PISTILLATA floral homeotic gene lineages. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 6558-6563. PMID: 12746493, PMCID: PMC164485, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0631708100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene lineagesMADS-domain-containing transcription factorsGene productsHomeotic gene expression patternsDomain-containing transcription factorDifferent floral morphologiesC-terminal motifEncoded gene productsHomeotic gene productsC-terminal domainGene expression patternsStamen identityFunctional divergenceCore eudicotsPISTILLATA genesAPETALA3Floral morphologySequence motifsFloral structuresPerianth structureTranscription factorsExtensive similarityC-terminusDistinct functionsExpression patterns