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Plant Mol Biol ; 78(4-5): 417-29, 2012 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22290408

ABSTRACT

In Arabidopsis, the identity of perianth and reproductive organs are specified by antagonistic action of two floral homeotic genes, APETALA2 (AP2) and AGAMOUS (AG). AP2 is also negatively regulated by an evolutionary conserved interaction with a microRNA, miR172, and has additional roles in general plant development. A kiwifruit gene with high levels of homology to AP2 and AP2-like genes from other plant species was identified. The transcript was abundant in the kiwifruit flower, particularly petal, suggesting a role in floral organ identity. Splice variants were identified, all containing both AP2 domains, including a variant that potentially produces a shorter transcript without the miRNA172 targeting site. Increased AP2 transcript accumulation was detected in the aberrant flowers of the mutant 'Pukekohe dwarf' with multiple perianth whorls and extended petaloid features. In contrast to normal kiwifruit flowers, the aberrant flowers failed to accumulate miR172 in the developing whorls, although accumulation was detected at the base of the flower. An additional role during dormancy in kiwifruit was proposed based on AP2 transcript accumulation in axillary buds before and after budbreak.


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Actinidia/genetics , Flowers/growth & development , Flowers/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , MicroRNAs , Alternative Splicing , Amino Acid Sequence , Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics , Homeodomain Proteins/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Nuclear Proteins/genetics , Phylogeny , Seasons , Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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BMC Plant Biol ; 11: 72, 2011 Apr 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21521532

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Flower development in kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is initiated in the first growing season, when undifferentiated primordia are established in latent shoot buds. These primordia can differentiate into flowers in the second growing season, after the winter dormancy period and upon accumulation of adequate winter chilling. Kiwifruit is an important horticultural crop, yet little is known about the molecular regulation of flower development. RESULTS: To study kiwifruit flower development, nine MADS-box genes were identified and functionally characterized. Protein sequence alignment, phenotypes obtained upon overexpression in Arabidopsis and expression patterns suggest that the identified genes are required for floral meristem and floral organ specification. Their role during budbreak and flower development was studied. A spontaneous kiwifruit mutant was utilized to correlate the extended expression domains of these flowering genes with abnormal floral development. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a description of flower development in kiwifruit at the molecular level. It has identified markers for flower development, and candidates for manipulation of kiwifruit growth, phase change and time of flowering. The expression in normal and aberrant flowers provided a model for kiwifruit flower development.


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Actinidia/growth & development , Actinidia/genetics , Conserved Sequence , Flowers/growth & development , Flowers/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Base Sequence , Crops, Agricultural/genetics , Crops, Agricultural/growth & development , Flowers/cytology , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Genes, Plant , Genetic Markers/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Phenotype , Phylogeny , Sequence Alignment
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