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
2023
HEXOKINASE1 and glucose-6-phosphate fuel plant growth and development
Vanderwall M, Gendron J. HEXOKINASE1 and glucose-6-phosphate fuel plant growth and development. Development 2023, 150 PMID: 37842778, PMCID: PMC10617624, DOI: 10.1242/dev.202346.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCatalytic functionPlant metabolic pathwaysEnzyme catalytic functionPlant developmentPhotoautotrophic organismsGlucose-6-phosphate productionHexokinase1Plant growthPhosphorylation of hexosesBiosynthetic routeMetabolic enzymesMetabolic pathwaysPlantsDevelopmental significancePathwayPhosphorylationOrganismsEnzymeMetabolismPigmentsPrevious studiesHexosesDiscrete areasCatalytic activityFunction
2022
KARRIKIN 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
2011
PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1
Tang W, Yuan M, Wang R, Yang Y, Wang C, Oses-Prieto JA, Kim TW, Zhou HW, Deng Z, Gampala SS, Gendron JM, Jonassen EM, Lillo C, DeLong A, Burlingame AL, Sun Y, Wang ZY. PP2A activates brassinosteroid-responsive gene expression and plant growth by dephosphorylating BZR1. Nature Cell Biology 2011, 13: 124-131. PMID: 21258370, PMCID: PMC3077550, DOI: 10.1038/ncb2151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationPlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtein Phosphatase 2Sequence AlignmentSignal TransductionTriazolesTwo-Hybrid System Techniques
2007
Multiple mechanisms modulate brassinosteroid signaling
Gendron JM, Wang ZY. Multiple mechanisms modulate brassinosteroid signaling. Current Opinion In Plant Biology 2007, 10: 436-441. PMID: 17904409, PMCID: PMC2093957, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsCell surface receptor kinaseSubsequent biochemical studiesBR perceptionNuclear transcription factorPlant growthMultiple mechanismsReceptor kinaseGene expressionIntracellular kinasesGenetic studiesBiochemical studiesCell surfaceEssential hormoneKinasePathwayRecent studiesBRI1BAK1BrassinosteroidsEndosomesMajor gapsPhosphorylationKey componentProtein
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