Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
Abstract
During the course of flower development, floral homeotic genes are expressed in defined concentric regions of floral meristems called whorls. The SUPERMAN ( SUP, also called FLO10 ) gene, which encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger protein, is involved in maintenance of the stamen/carpel whorl boundary (the boundary between whorl 3 and whorl 4) in Arabidopsis. Here, we show that the regulation of SUP expression in floral meristems is complex, consisting of two distinct phases, initiation and maintenance. The floral meristem identity gene LEAFY ( LFY ) plays a role in the initiation phase through at least two pathways, which differ from each other in the involvement of two homeotic genes, APETALA3 ( AP3 ) and PISTILLATA ( PI ). AP3 , PI , and another homeotic gene, AGAMOUS ( AG ), are further required for SUP expression in the later maintenance phase. Aside from these genes, there are other as yet unidentified genes that control both the temporal and spatial patterns of SUP expression in whorl 3 floral meristems. SUP appears to act transiently, probably functioning to trigger a genetic circuit that creates the correct position of the whorl 3/whorl 4 boundary.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.12.9.1607
Publication Info
Published in The Plant Cell, Volume 12, Issue 9, 2000, pages 1607-1618.
APA Citation
Sakai, H., Krizek, B., Jacobsen, S., & Mayerowitz, E. (2000). Regulation of SUP Expression Identifies Multiple Regulators Involved in Arabidopsis Floral Meristem Development. The Plant Cell, 12(9), 1607–1618. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.12.9.1607
Rights
© The Plant Cell 2000, American Society of Plant Physiologists.