Pien, S, Wyrzykowska, J, McQueen-Mason, S orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-4768 et al. (2 more authors) (2001) Local expression of expansin induces the entire process of leaf development and modifies leaf shape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. pp. 11812-11817. ISSN 1091-6490
Abstract
Expansins are a family of extracellular proteins proposed to play a key role in wall stress relaxation and, thus, in cell and tissue growth. To test the possible function of expansins in morphogenesis, we have developed a technique that allows transient local microinduction of gene expression in transgenic plants. We have used this system to manipulate expansin gene expression in various tissues. Our results indicate that local expansin expression within the meristem induces a developmental program that recapitulates the entire process of leaf formation. Moreover, local transient induction of expansin expression on the flank of developing primordia leads to the induction of ectopic lamina tissue and thus modulation of leaf shape. These data describe an approach for the local manipulation of gene expression and indicate a role for expansin in the control of both leaf initiation and shape. These results are consistent with the action of cell division-independent mechanisms in plant morphogenesis.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2002 by the National Academy of Sciences. |
Keywords: | CELL-WALL EXTENSION,PLANTS,MERISTEM,PROTEINS,TOBACCO,GROWTH,TOMATO |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) > Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP) (York) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2005 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 11:57 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.191380498 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1073/pnas.191380498 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:533 |