Abstract
In flowering plants, knotted1-like homeobox (KNOX) transcription factors play crucial roles in establishment and maintenance of the shoot apical meristem (SAM), from which aerial organs such as leaves, stems, and flowers initiate. We report that a rice (Oryza sativa) KNOX gene Oryza sativa homeobox1 (OSH1) represses the brassinosteroid (BR) phytohormone pathway through activation of BR catabolism genes. Inducible overexpression of OSH1 caused BR insensitivity, whereas loss of function showed a BR-overproduction phenotype. Genome-wide identification of loci bound and regulated by OSH1 revealed hormonal and transcriptional regulation as the major function of OSH1. Among these targets, BR catabolism genes CYP734A2, CYP734A4, and CYP734A6 were rapidly upregulated by OSH1 induction. Furthermore, RNA interference knockdown plants of CYP734A genes arrested growth of the SAM and mimicked some osh1 phenotypes. Thus, we suggest that local control of BR levels by KNOX genes is a key regulatory step in SAM function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3488-3500 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Plant Cell |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science