2021
Functional domain studies uncover novel roles for the ZTL Kelch repeat domain in clock function
Feke A, Vanderwall M, Liu W, Gendron JM. Functional domain studies uncover novel roles for the ZTL Kelch repeat domain in clock function. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0235938. PMID: 33730063, PMCID: PMC7968664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLOV KELCH PROTEIN 2Kelch repeat domainRepeat domainLOV domainsF-BOX PROTEIN 1Protein-protein interaction domainsPlant circadian clockFLAVIN-BINDING KELCHProtein domain architecturePotential interacting partnerE3 ubiquitin ligasesInteracting partnerDomain architectureProtein complexesUbiquitin ligasesKelch proteinProtein familyTransgenic linesFlowering timeKelch familyProtein domainsZEITLUPEInteraction domainClock functionUnique photoreceptor
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 meristemBZR1MutantsPrimordiaGenes
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
2002
Nuclear-Localized BZR1 Mediates Brassinosteroid-Induced Growth and Feedback Suppression of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis
Wang Z, Nakano T, Gendron J, He J, Chen M, Vafeados D, Yang Y, Fujioka S, Yoshida S, Asami T, Chory J. Nuclear-Localized BZR1 Mediates Brassinosteroid-Induced Growth and Feedback Suppression of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 505-513. PMID: 11970900, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBR biosynthesisBR signal transduction pathwayCell surface receptor kinasePlant steroid hormonesSignal transduction pathwaysBZR1 proteinBrassinosteroid biosynthesisBR responsesPositive regulatorReceptor kinaseTransduction pathwaysBrassinosteroidsBZR1Gene expressionDominant mutationsFeedback regulationBiosynthesisNuclear componentsMutationsRegulationPathwayBRI1Steroid hormonesKinaseHypocotyls