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Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development

The molecular basis of orchid flower development is accomplished through a specific regulatory program in which the class B MADS-box AP3/DEF genes play a central role. In particular, the differential expression of four class B AP3/DEF genes is responsible for specification of organ identities in the...

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Autores principales: Lucibelli, Francesca, Valoroso, Maria Carmen, Theißen, Günter, Nolden, Susanne, Mondragon-Palomino, Mariana, Aceto, Serena
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209912
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22137025
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author Lucibelli, Francesca
Valoroso, Maria Carmen
Theißen, Günter
Nolden, Susanne
Mondragon-Palomino, Mariana
Aceto, Serena
author_facet Lucibelli, Francesca
Valoroso, Maria Carmen
Theißen, Günter
Nolden, Susanne
Mondragon-Palomino, Mariana
Aceto, Serena
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description The molecular basis of orchid flower development is accomplished through a specific regulatory program in which the class B MADS-box AP3/DEF genes play a central role. In particular, the differential expression of four class B AP3/DEF genes is responsible for specification of organ identities in the orchid perianth. Other MADS-box genes (AGL6 and SEP-like) enrich the molecular program underpinning the orchid perianth development, resulting in the expansion of the original “orchid code” in an even more complex gene regulatory network. To identify candidates that could interact with the AP3/DEF genes in orchids, we conducted an in silico differential expression analysis in wild-type and peloric Phalaenopsis. The results suggest that a YABBY DL-like gene could be involved in the molecular program leading to the development of the orchid perianth, particularly the labellum. Two YABBY DL/CRC homologs are present in the genome of Phalaenopsis equestris, PeDL1 and PeDL2, and both express two alternative isoforms. Quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed that both genes are expressed in column and ovary. In addition, PeDL2 is more strongly expressed the labellum than in the other tepals of wild-type flowers. This pattern is similar to that of the AP3/DEF genes PeMADS3/4 and opposite to that of PeMADS2/5. In peloric mutant Phalaenopsis, where labellum-like structures substitute the lateral inner tepals, PeDL2 is expressed at similar levels of the PeMADS2-5 genes, suggesting the involvement of PeDL2 in the development of the labellum, together with the PeMADS2-PeMADS5 genes. Although the yeast two-hybrid analysis did not reveal the ability of PeDL2 to bind the PeMADS2-PeMADS5 proteins directly, the existence of regulatory interactions is suggested by the presence of CArG-boxes and other MADS-box transcription factor binding sites within the putative promoter of the orchid DL2 gene.
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spelling pubmed-82680202021-07-10 Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development Lucibelli, Francesca Valoroso, Maria Carmen Theißen, Günter Nolden, Susanne Mondragon-Palomino, Mariana Aceto, Serena Int J Mol Sci Article The molecular basis of orchid flower development is accomplished through a specific regulatory program in which the class B MADS-box AP3/DEF genes play a central role. In particular, the differential expression of four class B AP3/DEF genes is responsible for specification of organ identities in the orchid perianth. Other MADS-box genes (AGL6 and SEP-like) enrich the molecular program underpinning the orchid perianth development, resulting in the expansion of the original “orchid code” in an even more complex gene regulatory network. To identify candidates that could interact with the AP3/DEF genes in orchids, we conducted an in silico differential expression analysis in wild-type and peloric Phalaenopsis. The results suggest that a YABBY DL-like gene could be involved in the molecular program leading to the development of the orchid perianth, particularly the labellum. Two YABBY DL/CRC homologs are present in the genome of Phalaenopsis equestris, PeDL1 and PeDL2, and both express two alternative isoforms. Quantitative real-time PCR analyses revealed that both genes are expressed in column and ovary. In addition, PeDL2 is more strongly expressed the labellum than in the other tepals of wild-type flowers. This pattern is similar to that of the AP3/DEF genes PeMADS3/4 and opposite to that of PeMADS2/5. In peloric mutant Phalaenopsis, where labellum-like structures substitute the lateral inner tepals, PeDL2 is expressed at similar levels of the PeMADS2-5 genes, suggesting the involvement of PeDL2 in the development of the labellum, together with the PeMADS2-PeMADS5 genes. Although the yeast two-hybrid analysis did not reveal the ability of PeDL2 to bind the PeMADS2-PeMADS5 proteins directly, the existence of regulatory interactions is suggested by the presence of CArG-boxes and other MADS-box transcription factor binding sites within the putative promoter of the orchid DL2 gene. MDPI 2021-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8268020/ /pubmed/34209912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22137025 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lucibelli, Francesca
Valoroso, Maria Carmen
Theißen, Günter
Nolden, Susanne
Mondragon-Palomino, Mariana
Aceto, Serena
Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title_full Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title_fullStr Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title_full_unstemmed Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title_short Extending the Toolkit for Beauty: Differential Co-Expression of DROOPING LEAF-like and Class B MADS-box Genes during Phalaenopsis Flower Development
title_sort extending the toolkit for beauty: differential co-expression of drooping leaf-like and class b mads-box genes during phalaenopsis flower development
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209912
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22137025
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