title: Disruption of Arabidopsis thaliana MYB26 results in male sterility due to non-dehiscent anthers.
abstract: A male sterile mutant with a defect in anther dehiscence was identified in an Arabidopsis thaliana population mutagenized with the Zea mays transposon En-1/Spm. Mutants produce viable pollen that can fertilize when released mechanically from the anthers. Mutant stamens are of normal size and shape, but lack cell wall fortifications in the endothecial cell layer of the anther, which are required for the dehiscence process. The mutant phenotype was shown to be caused by a transposon insertion in AtMYB26, disrupting the putative DNA-binding domain of this R2R3-type MYB transcription factor. RT-PCR revealed that expression of AtMYB26 is restricted to inflorescences. Sterility was shown to be stable under several environmental conditions. The high stability of the sterile phenotype, together with the fact that pollen is functional, makes AtMYB26 and its orthologs a valuable tool for manipulating male fertility in higher plants.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum zur Identifizierung von Genfunktionen durch Insertionsmutagenese in Arabidopsis thaliana (ZIGIA), Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany. steiner@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steiner-Lange
authors.forename: Ulrike S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Unte
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eckstein
authors.forename: Caiyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zoe A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Elmon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmelzer
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saedler
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D005298:Fertility / Q000235:genetics; D035264:Flowers / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D054883:Oxylipins; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C511988:ATR1 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C511989:CPC protein, Arabidopsis; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D054883:Oxylipins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C011006:jasmonic acid