title: Inhibition of cell proliferation, cell expansion and differentiation by the Arabidopsis SUPERMAN gene in transgenic tobacco plants.
abstract: Plant development depends upon the control of growth, organization and differentiation of cells derived from shoot and root meristems. Among the genes involved in flower organ determination, the cadastral gene SUPERMAN controls the boundary between whorls 3 and 4 and the growth of the adaxial outer ovule integument by down-regulating cell divisions. To determine the precise function of this gene we overexpressed ectopically the Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. SUPERMAN gene in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The transgenic plants exhibited a dwarf phenotype. Histologically and cytologically detailed analyses showed that dwarfism is correlated with a reduction in cell number, which is in agreement with the SUPERMAN function in Arabidopsis. Furthermore, a reduction in cell expansion and an impairment of cell differentiation were observed in tobacco organs. These traits were observed in differentiated vegetative and floral organs but not in meristem structures. A potential effect of the SUPERMAN transcription factor in the control of gibberellin biosynthesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorie de Biologie Cellulaire et Biotechnologie Végétale, UMR 619, Institut Biologie Végétale Moléculaire, INRA CR de Bordeaux, BP81, 33883 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bereterbide
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernould
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouras
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D005875:Gibberellins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C096661:superman protein, Arabidopsis; C007842:gibberellic acid; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C089210:gibberellin, 2-oxoglutarate-oxygen oxidoreductase (20-hydroxylating, oxidizing)