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
2017
Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress
LeBlanc C, Zhang F, Mendez J, Lozano Y, Chatpar K, Irish V, Jacob Y. Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress. The Plant Journal 2017, 93: 377-386. PMID: 29161464, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRISPR/Green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9 systemFluorescent protein reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9Off-target mutationsArabidopsis plantsEukaryotic genomesDifferent organismsSomatic tissuesCitrus plantsCas9 systemDNA breaksReporter geneTarget mutagenesisTargeted mutationsMutation rateMutagenesisImportance of temperatureArabidopsisHeat stressPlantsMutationsQuantitative assayEukaryotesRhamnose-Containing Cell Wall Polymers Suppress Helical Plant Growth Independently of Microtubule Orientation
Saffer AM, Carpita NC, Irish VF. Rhamnose-Containing Cell Wall Polymers Suppress Helical Plant Growth Independently of Microtubule Orientation. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2248-2259.e4. PMID: 28736166, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wall polymersPlant growthWall polymersMicrotubule orientationPectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonanHelical growthMost plant organsEpidermal cell expansionCell wall compositionCortical microtubule arraysPetal epidermal cellsMutant rootsPlant cellsPlant speciesRhamnose synthasePlant organsWall compositionMicrotubule arraysEpidermal cellsCell expansionImportant functionsMutantsNovel sourceMutationsSpecific organs
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
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
1999
CYP78A5 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 patterns
1989
The Drosophila posterior-group gene nanos functions by repressing hunchback activity
Irish V, Lehmann R, Akam M. The Drosophila posterior-group gene nanos functions by repressing hunchback activity. Nature 1989, 338: 646-648. PMID: 2704419, DOI: 10.1038/338646a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research