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Two MADS‐box genes from perennial ryegrass are regulated by vernalization and involved in the floral transition
Author(s) -
Petersen Klaus,
Kolmos Elsebeth,
Folling Marianne,
Salchert Klaus,
Storgaard Morten,
Jensen Christian S.,
Didion Thomas,
Nielsen Klaus K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2006.00600.x
Subject(s) - vernalization , mads box , biology , lolium perenne , perennial plant , flowering locus c , gene , locus (genetics) , arabidopsis , botany , genetics , mutant
Many plants in temperate regions have a requirement for vernalization in order to initiate the reproductive growth phase. In cereals, this requirement has been linked to the VRN1 locus, which encodes an APETALA1 ‐like ( AP1 ‐like) MADS‐box gene. In perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.), we have isolated two MADS‐box genes that are regulated by vernalization, LpMADS1 , which co‐localize to the VRN1 locus in ryegrass, and LpMADS10 , which is an SVP ‐like MADS‐box gene. In the shoot apex, LpMADS1 is increasingly induced by cold exposure, whereas LpMADS10 is increasingly repressed. Comparison of LpMADS1 promoter regions from several ryegrass varieties, with and without vernalization requirement, suggests that a putative MADS‐box protein‐binding site (CArG‐box) might be important for the vernalization‐regulated expression of LpMADS1 . Although the LpMADS10 expression pattern suggests it to be involved in floral repression, ectopic expression of LpMADS10 did neither affect flowering time significantly in Arabidopsis thaliana nor in L. perenne . Interestingly, we found that LpMADS1 interacts with LpMADS10 in a yeast two‐hybrid assay. This finding is discussed in regard to the regulation of vernalization response in perennial ryegrass.

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