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A link between LEAFY and B-gene homologues in Welwitschia mirabilis sheds light on ancestral mechanisms prefiguring floral development.
Moyroud, Edwige; Monniaux, Marie; Thévenon, Emmanuel; Dumas, Renaud; Scutt, Charles P; Frohlich, Michael W; Parcy, François.
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  • Moyroud E; LPCV, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, BIG, 38000, Grenoble, France.
  • Monniaux M; LPCV, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, BIG, 38000, Grenoble, France.
  • Thévenon E; LPCV, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, BIG, 38000, Grenoble, France.
  • Dumas R; LPCV, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, BIG, 38000, Grenoble, France.
  • Scutt CP; Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, UMR5667, CNRS, INRA, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon Cedex 07, France.
  • Frohlich MW; Laboratoire de Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, UMR5667, CNRS, INRA, Université de Lyon, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon Cedex 07, France.
  • Parcy F; Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK.
New Phytol ; 216(2): 469-481, 2017 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28233912
Flowering plants evolved from an unidentified gymnosperm ancestor. Comparison of the mechanisms controlling development in angiosperm flowers and gymnosperm cones may help to elucidate the mysterious origin of the flower. We combined gene expression studies with protein behaviour characterization in Welwitschia mirabilis to test whether the known regulatory links between LEAFY and its MADS-box gene targets, central to flower development, might also contribute to gymnosperm reproductive development. We found that WelLFY, one of two LEAFY-like genes in Welwitschia, could be an upstream regulator of the MADS-box genes APETALA3/PISTILLATA-like (B-genes). We demonstrated that, even though their DNA-binding domains are extremely similar, WelLFY and its paralogue WelNDLY exhibit distinct DNA-binding specificities, and that, unlike WelNDLY, WelLFY shares with its angiosperm orthologue the capacity to bind promoters of Welwitschia B-genes. Finally, we identified several cis-elements mediating these interactions in Welwitschia and obtained evidence that the link between LFY homologues and B-genes is also conserved in two other gymnosperms, Pinus and Picea. Although functional approaches to investigate cone development in gymnosperms are limited, our state-of-the-art biophysical techniques, coupled with expression studies, provide evidence that crucial links, central to the control of floral development, may already have existed before the appearance of flowers.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proteínas de Plantas / Genes de Plantas / Flores / Streptophyta Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: New Phytol Asunto de la revista: BOTANICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proteínas de Plantas / Genes de Plantas / Flores / Streptophyta Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: New Phytol Asunto de la revista: BOTANICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Francia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido