title: Does Arabidopsis thaliana DREAM of cell cycle control?
abstract: Strict temporal control of cell cycle gene expression is essential for all eukaryotes including animals and plants. DREAM complexes have been identified in worm, fly, and mammals, linking several distinct transcription factors to coordinate gene expression throughout the cell cycle. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Kobayashi et al (2015) identify distinct activator and repressor complexes for genes expressed during the G2 and M phases in Arabidopsis that can be temporarily separated during proliferating and post‐mitotic stages of development. The complexes incorporate specific activator and repressor MYB and E2F transcription factors and indicate the possibility of the existence of multiple DREAM complexes in plants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: DeCaprio
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000502:physiology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors