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
2022
Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii
Wang W, Dweck H, Talross G, Zaidi A, Gendron J, Carlson J. Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii. ELife 2022, 11: e81703. PMID: 36398882, PMCID: PMC9674340, DOI: 10.7554/elife.81703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying preferenceTaste organsAgricultural pestsDrosophila suzukiiChannel genesStiff substratesDrosophilaTaste sensillaReceptor geneMechanosensory cuesFruit sugarsGenesMechanosensationTaste sensationBitter taste sensationSpeciesEggsSweet taste sensationMajor subsetSuzukiiPestsSugarsElectrophysiological responsesWeak preferenceVariety of changesKARRIKIN UP-REGULATED F-BOX 1 (KUF1) imposes negative feedback regulation of karrikin and KAI2 ligand metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana
Sepulveda C, Guzmán MA, Li Q, Villaécija-Aguilar JA, Martinez SE, Kamran M, Khosla A, Liu W, Gendron JM, Gutjahr C, Waters MT, Nelson DC. KARRIKIN UP-REGULATED F-BOX 1 (KUF1) imposes negative feedback regulation of karrikin and KAI2 ligand metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2112820119. PMID: 35254909, PMCID: PMC8931227, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2112820119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKAI2-ligandsF-BOX 1Fire-prone environmentsArabidopsis thalianaNegative feedback loopKarrikinsNegative feedback regulationFeedback regulationExpression increasesPlantsGerminationLigand metabolismFeedback loopFurther activationMetabolismThalianaBiosynthesisGenesSpeciesRegulationPathwayActivationDiscoveryResponseGrowth
2021
A 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
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
2009
Exploring the transcriptional landscape of plant circadian rhythms using genome tiling arrays
Hazen SP, Naef F, Quisel T, Gendron JM, Chen H, Ecker JR, Borevitz JO, Kay SA. Exploring the transcriptional landscape of plant circadian rhythms using genome tiling arrays. Genome Biology 2009, 10: r17. PMID: 19210792, PMCID: PMC2688271, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-2-r17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArabidopsis genomeCircadian clockCircadian clock regulationPlant circadian rhythmsSmall nucleolar RNAsGenome tiling arraysRhythmic expression patternCircadian rhythmClock regulationTranscriptional landscapeTiling arraysIntergenic regionNucleolar RNAsAntisense transcriptsUnbiased interrogationWhole genomeNoncoding regionsExpression patternsGenomeSense strandTranscriptsGenesProteinUnbiased analysisIntrons
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