Project description:Photoperiodic floral initiation in the leaf is controlled by the hub gene CONSTANS (CO) while jasmonates (JAs) control flower senescence. Although both processes are chronologically ordered, no association between them has been described to date. We show that CO protein remains in Arabidopsis flowers after the floral induction, although displaying a different tissue and diurnal pattern than in leaves. We found that changes in CO expression alter flower senescence and abscission by interfering with the JA response, supported by petal specific analysis as well as CO overexpression in JA synthesis and signaling mutants. CO has a ZIM-like domain that mediates interaction with the JA response repressor JAZ3 (jasmonate ZIM-domain 3), inhibiting its repressor activity and activating downstream transcription factors involved in flower senescence. The complex CO-JAZ3 also interacts with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Coronatine Insensitive 1 (COI1) leading to its degradation in the presence of jasmonates. Therefore, the coordinated recruitment of photoperiodic and jasmonate signaling pathways would be an efficient way for plants to chronologically order the floral process and ensure the success of offspring production.
Project description:Identification of transcripts that change expression in roots of Nicotiana attenuata plants with reduced expression of HSPRO and in association with Piriformospora indica. Gene expression in roots of Nicotiana attenuata wild type and ir-hspro seedlings was measured at 14 days after inoculation with Piriformospora indica. Three independent experiments were performed with wild type plants and three independent experiments were performed with ir-hspro plants.
Project description:Identification of coronatine/jasmonoyl-isoleucine-regulated transcripts and encoded metabolic processes in late stages of Nicotiana attenuata flower development.
Project description:Identification of significantly altered transcripts in Nicotiana attenuata plants with reduced MYC2 expression after induction with oral secretions of Manduca sexta larvae. Gene expression in leaves of Nicotiana attenuata EV and MYC2_VIGS plants was measured at 1 hour after induction with oral secretions of Manduca sexta larvae. Three independent experiments were performed with EV plants and three independent experiments were performed with MYC2_VIGS plants. A total of 47 genes were identified as differentially regulated in MYC2_VIGS plants compared to EV plants.
Project description:Identification of transcripts that change expression in corollas of Nicotiana attenuata plants with reduced expression of the transcription factor HD20. Gene expression in opening corollas of Nicotiana attenuata wild type and ir-hd20 plants was measured from isolated corollas collected at 12 pm. Three independent experiments were performed with wild type plants and three independent experiments were performed with ir-hd20 plants. A total of 274 genes were identified as differentially regulated in ir-hd20 plants compared to wild type plants.
Project description:Identification of significantly altered transcripts in Nicotiana attenuata plants with reduced MYC2 expression after induction with oral secretions of Manduca sexta larvae.
