title: Ethylene and the regulation of plant development.
abstract: Often considered an 'aging' hormone due to its role in accelerating such developmental processes as ripening, senescence, and abscission, the plant hormone ethylene also regulates many aspects of growth and development throughout the life cycle of the plant. Multiple mechanisms have been identified by which transcriptional output from the ethylene signaling pathway can be tailored to meet the needs of particular developmental pathways. Of special interest is the report by Lumba et al. in BMC Biology on how vegetative transitions are regulated through the effect of the transcription factor FUSCA3 on ethylene-controlled gene expression, providing an elegant example of how hormonal control can be integrated into a developmental pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. george.e.schaller@dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: G Eric
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Schaller
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; C502726:FUSCA3 protein, Arabidopsis; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C036216:ethylene