AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE proteins: hubs in a plethora of networks

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• 作者：Anneke Horstman¹ ; Viola Willemsen² ; Kim Boutilier¹ ; Renze Heidstra² ; ^{renze.heidstra@wur.nl" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE ; development ; embryogenesis ; meristem maintenance
• 刊名：Trends in Plant Science
• 出版年：March, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：19
• 期：3
• 页码：146-157
• 全文大小：1540 K

文摘

Members of the AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE (AIL) family of APETALA 2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (AP2/ERF) domain transcription factors are expressed in all dividing tissues in the plant, where they have central roles in developmental processes such as embryogenesis, stem cell niche specification, meristem maintenance, organ positioning, and growth. When overexpressed, AIL proteins induce adventitious growth, including somatic embryogenesis and ectopic organ formation. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) genome contains eight AIL genes, including AINTEGUMENTA, BABY BOOM, and the PLETHORA genes. Studies on these transcription factors have revealed their intricate relationship with auxin as well as their involvement in an increasing number of gene regulatory networks, in which extensive crosstalk and feedback loops have a major role.