Gene networks controlling petal organogenesis

Tengbo Huang; Vivian F Irish

doi:10.1093/jxb/erv444

Gene networks controlling petal organogenesis

J Exp Bot. 2016 Jan;67(1):61-8. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv444. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Authors

Tengbo Huang¹, Vivian F Irish²

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, 3688 Nanhai Ave., Shenzhen 518060, PR China Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 266 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06520-8104. USA tengbohuang@szu.edu.cn.
² Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, 266 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06520-8104. USA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8106. USA.

PMID: 26428062
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv444

Abstract

One of the biggest unanswered questions in developmental biology is how growth is controlled. Petals are an excellent organ system for investigating growth control in plants: petals are dispensable, have a simple structure, and are largely refractory to environmental perturbations that can alter their size and shape. In recent studies, a number of genes controlling petal growth have been identified. The overall picture of how such genes function in petal organogenesis is beginning to be elucidated. This review will focus on studies using petals as a model system to explore the underlying gene networks that control organ initiation, growth, and final organ morphology.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; cell differentiation; cell division; cell expansion; gene networks; petal organogenesis..

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / anatomy & histology
Arabidopsis / genetics*
Arabidopsis / growth & development
Flowers / anatomy & histology
Flowers / genetics*
Flowers / growth & development*
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
Gene Regulatory Networks*