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Transcription profiling of Arabidiopsis with NST1 over-expression vs wild type

ABSTRACT: In plants, secondary wall thickenings play important roles in various biological processes, although the factors regulating these processes remain to be characterized. We show that expression of chimeric repressors derived from NAC SECONDARY WALL THICKENINGS PROMOTING FACTOR1 (NST1) and NST2 in Arabidopsis resulted in an anther dehiscence defect due to loss of secondary wall thickening in anther endothecium. Plants with double, but not single, T-DNA-tagged lines for NST1 and NST2, had the same anther-indehiscent phenotype as transgenic plants that expressed the individual chimeric repressors, indicating that NST1 and NST2 are redundant in regulating secondary wall thickening in anther walls. The activity of the NST2 promoter was particularly strong in anther tissue, while that of the NST1 promoter was detected in various tissues in which lignified secondary walls develop. Ectopic expression of NST1 or NST2 induced ectopic thickening of secondary walls in various above-ground tissues. Epidermal cells with ectopic thickening of secondary walls had structural features similar to those of tracheary elements. However, among genes involved in the differentiation of tracheary elements, only those related to secondary wall synthesis were clearly upregulated. None of the genes involved in programmed cell death was similarly affected. Our results suggest NAC transcription factors as possible regulators of secondary wall thickening in various tissues. Experiment Overall Design: Total RNA was extracted from rosette leaves of two independent 2-week-old T1 plants over-expressing NST1 driven by 35S promoter and the whole transcriptome was compared with that of wild-type plant.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

SUBMITTER: Nobuitaka Mitsuda

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-3363 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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The NAC transcription factors NST1 and NST2 of Arabidopsis regulate secondary wall thickenings and are required for anther dehiscence.

Mitsuda Nobutaka N Seki Motoaki M Shinozaki Kazuo K Ohme-Takagi Masaru M

The Plant cell 20051007 11

In plants, secondary wall thickenings play important roles in various biological processes, although the factors regulating these processes remain to be characterized. We show that expression of chimeric repressors derived from NAC SECONDARY WALL THICKENING PROMOTING FACTOR1 (NST1) and NST2 in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in an anther dehiscence defect due to loss of secondary wall thickening in anther endothecium. Plants with double, but not single, T-DNA-tagged lines for NST1 and NST2 had the ...[more]

PMID: 16214898

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Transcription profiling of Arabidiopsis with NST1 over-expression vs wild type

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The NAC transcription factors NST1 and NST2 of Arabidopsis regulate secondary wall thickenings and are required for anther dehiscence.

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