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An organ boundary-enriched gene regulatory network uncovers regulatory hierarchies underlying axillary meristem initiation.


ABSTRACT: Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) control development via cell type-specific gene expression and interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and regulatory promoter regions. Plant organ boundaries separate lateral organs from the apical meristem and harbor axillary meristems (AMs). AMs, as stem cell niches, make the shoot a ramifying system. Although AMs have important functions in plant development, our knowledge of organ boundary and AM formation remains rudimentary. Here, we generated a cellular-resolution genomewide gene expression map for low-abundance Arabidopsis thaliana organ boundary cells and constructed a genomewide protein-DNA interaction map focusing on genes affecting boundary and AM formation. The resulting GRN uncovers transcriptional signatures, predicts cellular functions, and identifies promoter hub regions that are bound by many TFs. Importantly, further experimental studies determined the regulatory effects of many TFs on their targets, identifying regulators and regulatory relationships in AM initiation. This systems biology approach thus enhances our understanding of a key developmental process.

SUBMITTER: Tian C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4299377 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An organ boundary-enriched gene regulatory network uncovers regulatory hierarchies underlying axillary meristem initiation.

Tian Caihuan C   Zhang Xiaoni X   He Jun J   Yu Haopeng H   Wang Ying Y   Shi Bihai B   Han Yingying Y   Wang Guoxun G   Feng Xiaoming X   Zhang Cui C   Wang Jin J   Qi Jiyan J   Yu Rong R   Jiao Yuling Y  

Molecular systems biology 20141030


Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) control development via cell type-specific gene expression and interactions between transcription factors (TFs) and regulatory promoter regions. Plant organ boundaries separate lateral organs from the apical meristem and harbor axillary meristems (AMs). AMs, as stem cell niches, make the shoot a ramifying system. Although AMs have important functions in plant development, our knowledge of organ boundary and AM formation remains rudimentary. Here, we generated a ce  ...[more]

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