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
2012
RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis
Huang T, López-Giráldez F, Townsend JP, Irish VF. RBE controls microRNA164 expression to effect floral organogenesis. Development 2012, 139: 2161-2169. PMID: 22573623, DOI: 10.1242/dev.075069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON1Zinc finger transcriptional repressorKey transcriptional regulatorMiR164 expressionPetal organogenesisArabidopsis flowersPetal developmentPlant developmentEffector genesTranscriptional regulatorsTranscriptional repressorFloral organogenesisGene productsDevelopmental eventsConcomitant regulationGenesOrgan boundariesOrganogenesisExpressionMiR164cCUC2RepressorBoundary specificationPromoterFlowers
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
2001
Cell lineage, cell signaling and the control of plant morphogenesis
Irish V, Jenik P. Cell lineage, cell signaling and the control of plant morphogenesis. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2001, 11: 424-430. PMID: 11448629, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00213-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Variations on a theme: flower development and evolution
Irish V. Variations on a theme: flower development and evolution. Genome Biology 2000, 1: reviews1015.1. PMID: 11178237, PMCID: PMC138852, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2000-1-2-reviews1015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Copying out our ABCs: the role of gene redundancy in interpreting genetic hierarchies
Martienssen R, Irish V. Copying out our ABCs: the role of gene redundancy in interpreting genetic hierarchies. Trends In Genetics 1999, 15: 435-437. PMID: 10529802, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9525(99)01833-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCYP78A5 encodes a cytochrome P450 that marks the shoot apical meristem boundary in Arabidopsis
Zondlo S, Irish V. CYP78A5 encodes a cytochrome P450 that marks the shoot apical meristem boundary in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal 1999, 19: 259-268. PMID: 10476073, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00523.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisBase SequenceCloning, MolecularCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDNA, PlantGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantIn Situ HybridizationMeristemMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhenotypePlants, Genetically ModifiedConceptsShoot apical meristemApical meristemMeristem functionFloral developmentReproductive shoot apical meristemPutative cytochrome P450 monooxygenaseCytochrome P450 monooxygenaseDifferentiation of cellsSHOOT MERISTEMLESSMultiple cell typesMutant backgroundOrgan primordiaCYP78A5Shoot structureMeristematic zoneP450 monooxygenaseMeristemGenesCell typesNormal developmentArabidopsisFirst memberCytochrome P450ExpressionDynamic patternsPatterning the Flower
Irish V. Patterning the Flower. Developmental Biology 1999, 209: 211-220. PMID: 10328916, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development
Kramer E, Irish V. Evolution of genetic mechanisms controlling petal development. Nature 1999, 399: 144-148. PMID: 10335842, DOI: 10.1038/20172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mechanismsB-class genes APETALA3Expression patternsOrgan identity genesClasses of genesPI homologuesStamen identityMolecular genetic studiesOrgan identityArabidopsis thalianaPetal developmentFloral organsHigher eudicotsFlowering plantsAPETALA3Angiosperm petalsGenetic studiesGenesOrthologuesAngiospermsPetalsExpressionEudicotsThalianaHomologues
1998
Molecular Evolution of Genes Controlling Petal and Stamen Development: Duplication and Divergence Within the APETALA3 and PISTILLATA MADS-Box Gene Lineages
Kramer E, Dorit R, Irish V. Molecular Evolution of Genes Controlling Petal and Stamen Development: Duplication and Divergence Within the APETALA3 and PISTILLATA MADS-Box Gene Lineages. Genetics 1998, 149: 765-783. PMID: 9611190, PMCID: PMC1460198, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/149.2.765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenes, PlantHomeodomain ProteinsMADS Domain ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPapaverPhylogenyPlant ProteinsPlant StructuresPlants, MedicinalSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSolanum lycopersicumTranscription FactorsConceptsDuplication eventsGene lineagesLower eudicotHigher eudicotsPI genesMADS-box gene familyMajor duplication eventsFloral organ identityMultiple duplication eventsAP3 lineageStamen identityOrgan identityEudicot lineagesHomeotic genesDicot speciesMolecular evolutionStamen developmentGene familyAPETALA3Such genesEudicotsPistillataLineagesGenesSimilar functions5 Petal and Stamen Development
Irish V. 5 Petal and Stamen Development. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 1998, 41: 133-161. PMID: 9784975, DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(08)60272-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrgan identityStamen developmentFloral homeotic genesMolecular genetic processesSpecies-specific patternsSpecific differentiation processesField of cellsPlasticity of responseHomeotic genesEpigenetic informationEnvironmental signalsDevelopmental plasticityGene expressionDifferentiated tissuesGenetic processesDifferentiation processOrgan typeIndividual cellsCell proliferationGenesPetalsCellsGrowth dynamicsWide arrayPlasticity
1997
Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica
Carr S, Irish V. Floral homeotic gene expression defines developmental arrest stages inBrassica oleracea L. vars.botrytis anditalica. Planta 1997, 201: 179-188. PMID: 9084216, DOI: 10.1007/bf01007702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFloral homeotic gene expressionFloral organ initiationFloral organ primordiaHomeotic gene expressionAmino acid sequenceOrgan initiationOrgan primordiaGene productsAcid sequenceHomologDevelopmental arrestExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular levelEarly arrestL. varPhenotypeSame familyArrestExpressionBrassicaceaeMeristemCauliflowerSpatial patternsOleracea