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The Plant Cell Online: 19 (9)
Sep 2007

COMMENTARY

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    Returning to Our Roots: Making Plant Biology Research Relevant to Future Challenges in Agriculture
    Steven J. Rothstein
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2695-2699; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053074

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    Positive and Negative Feedback Coordinate Regulation of Disease Resistance Gene Expression
    Nancy A. Eckardt
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2700-2702; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.056226

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    Shoot Meristem Development Depends on N-Myristoylation of SnRK1
    Nancy A. Eckardt
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.190910
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    Brassinosteroid Signaling Involves the Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling Activity of BZR1
    Nancy A. Eckardt
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.190911

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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    Oryza sativa Dicer-like4 Reveals a Key Role for Small Interfering RNA Silencing in Plant Development
    Bin Liu, Zhiyu Chen, Xianwei Song, Chunyan Liu, Xia Cui, Xianfeng Zhao, Jun Fang, Wenying Xu, Huiyong Zhang, Xiujie Wang, Chengcai Chu, Xingwang Deng, Yongbiao Xue, Xiaofeng Cao
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2705-2718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.052209

    Specialized functions of Arabidopsis DICER-LIKE genes (DCLs) are well characterized, but those in rice remain elusive. This work shows that DCL4 is the major DCL locus responsible for the processing of 21-nucleotide siRNAs in rice and suggests that processing of small interfering RNAs by Os DCL4 endonuclease has a broader role in rice development than the At DCL4 protein has in Arabidopsis.

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    The Arabidopsis BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN Proteins SAW1 and SAW2 Act Redundantly to Regulate KNOX Expression Spatially in Leaf Margins
    Ravi Kumar, Kumuda Kushalappa, Dietmute Godt, Mark S. Pidkowich, Sandro Pastorelli, Shelley R. Hepworth, George W. Haughn
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2719-2735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.048769

    The genes SAWTOOTH1 and SAWTOOTH2 encode redundant regulatory proteins that are required to establish normal leaf shape. These genes likely act by promoting normal patterns of growth in the developing leaf, in part by suppressing the expression of other growth regulators that are normally found in the shoot apical meristem.

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    The GIGANTEA-Regulated MicroRNA172 Mediates Photoperiodic Flowering Independent of CONSTANS in Arabidopsis
    Jae-Hoon Jung, Yeon-Hee Seo, Pil Joon Seo, Jose Luis Reyes, Ju Yun, Nam-Hai Chua, Chung-Mo Park
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2736-2748; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.054528

    CONSTANS plays a central role in photoperiodic flowering. This work defines an additional flowering genetic pathway that regulates flowering initiation in response to daylength changes, in which microRNA172 promotes photoperiodic flowering independent of CONSTANS.

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    Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of BZR1 Mediated by Phosphorylation Is Essential in Arabidopsis Brassinosteroid Signaling
    Hojin Ryu, Kangmin Kim, Hyunwoo Cho, Joonghyuk Park, Sunghwa Choe, Ildoo Hwang
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2749-2762; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053728

    Brassinosteroid is an essential phytohormone that regulates plant growth and development. The phosphorylation status of the transcription factor BZR1 tunes the intensity of BR signaling in various tissues and developmental stages of plants by modulating nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of BZR1 through interaction with 14-3-3 proteins.

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    The Arabidopsis CLASP Gene Encodes a Microtubule-Associated Protein Involved in Cell Expansion and Division
    J. Christian Ambrose, Tsubasa Shoji, Amanda M. Kotzer, Jamie A. Pighin, Geoffrey O. Wasteneys
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2763-2775; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053777

    This work demonstrates that the CLASP ortholog in plant cells is a microtubule-associated protein that localizes along the full length of microtubules and shows enrichment at growing plus ends. clasp-1 mutants have defects in interphase and mitotic microtubule arrays and exhibit increased drug sensitivity. The data indicate a role for CLASP in stabilizing microtubules.

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    The MYB46 Transcription Factor Is a Direct Target of SND1 and Regulates Secondary Wall Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis
    Ruiqin Zhong, Elizabeth A. Richardson, Zheng-Hua Ye
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2776-2792; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053678

    Biosynthesis of secondary walls requires the coordinated expression of secondary wall biosynthetic genes. This article presents the discovery of a MYB transcription factor, MYB46, as a direct target of SND1 and demonstrates that MYB46 is another key regulator in activating the biosynthetic pathways for cellulose, xylan, and lignin.

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    LITTLE NUCLEI Genes Affecting Nuclear Morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Travis A. Dittmer, Nicola J. Stacey, Keiko Sugimoto-Shirasu, Eric J. Richards
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2793-2803; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053231

    This work shows that disruption of LINC genes causes a reduction in nuclear size and altered nuclear morphology, indicating that the LINC coiled-coil proteins are important determinants of plant nuclear structure.

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    N-Myristoylation Regulates the SnRK1 Pathway in Arabidopsis
    Michèle Pierre, José A. Traverso, Bertrand Boisson, Séverine Domenichini, David Bouchez, Carmela Giglione, Thierry Meinnel
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2804-2821; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.051870

    N-myristoylation is a lipid modification ensuring the proper function and intracellular trafficking of proteins involved in signaling pathways. Comprehensive investigation of protein N-myristoylation in Arabidopsis shows that this function is critical for shoot apical meristem development and that the heterotrimeric SNF1-related kinase SnRK1 is a crucial primary target.

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    INCURVATA2 Encodes the Catalytic Subunit of DNA Polymerase α and Interacts with Genes Involved in Chromatin-Mediated Cellular Memory in Arabidopsis thaliana
    José María Barrero, Rebeca González-Bayón, Juan Carlos del Pozo, María Rosa Ponce, José Luis Micol
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2822-2838; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.054130

    Genetic analyses show that INCURVATA2 interacts with chromatin-remodeling genes TERMINAL FLOWER2 and CURLY LEAF, suggesting genetic and molecular interactions between chromatin remodeling factors and components of the DNA replication machinery.

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    The Exposed N-Terminal Tail of the D1 Subunit Is Required for Rapid D1 Degradation during Photosystem II Repair in Synechocystis sp PCC 6803
    Josef Komenda, Martin Tichý, Ondřej Prášil, Jana Knoppová, Stanislava Kuviková, Remco de Vries, Peter J. Nixon
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2839-2854; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053868

    One of the most important photoprotective mechanisms in plants and cyanobacteria is the selective replacement of photodamaged D1 during the repair of the photosystem II (PSII) complex. This work investigates the mechanism by which the damaged D1 subunit is removed from PSII complexes in cyanobacteria and shows that the exposed N-terminal region is required for degradation.

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    An Oncoprotein from the Plant Pathogen Agrobacterium Has Histone Chaperone–Like Activity
    Shinji Terakura, Yoshihisa Ueno, Hideaki Tagami, Saeko Kitakura, Chiyoko Machida, Hiroetsu Wabiko, Hiroji Aiba, Léon Otten, Hironaka Tsukagoshi, Kenzo Nakamura, Yasunori Machida
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2855-2865; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.049551

    Agrobacterium tumefaciens protein 6b stimulates aberrant proliferation of plant cells. This work shows that 6b specifically binds histone H3, forms nucleosomes on DNA in the presence of core histones in vitro, and affects transcription patterns of a variety of genes in plants, suggesting a relationship between alterations in nucleosome structure and the expression of growth-regulating genes.

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    AP2-ERF Transcription Factors Mediate Nod Factor–Dependent Mt ENOD11 Activation in Root Hairs via a Novel cis-Regulatory Motif
    Andry Andriankaja, Aurélien Boisson-Dernier, Lisa Frances, Laurent Sauviac, Alain Jauneau, David G. Barker, Fernanda de Carvalho-Niebel
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2866-2885; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.052944

    Rhizobium Nod factors (NFs) are key signaling molecules essential for the establishment of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in legumes. This work describes the characterization of novel cis-regulatory sequences required for NF-dependent root hair–specific gene expression in Medicago truncatula as well as both activator and repressor-type trans-interacting ERF factors.

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    Molecular Architecture of Strictosidine Glucosidase: The Gateway to the Biosynthesis of the Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid Family
    Leif Barleben, Santosh Panjikar, Martin Ruppert, Juergen Koepke, Joachim Stöckigt
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2886-2897; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.045682

    Strictosidine β-d-glucosidase (SG) functions in the biosynthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids in plants. This work reports structural analysis and site-directed mutagenesis experiments describing native SG and the complex of an inactive mutant with the substrate strictosidine. The results reveal a unique conformation of the catalytic pocket specific to the SG enzyme.

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    Crystal Structures of Flax Rust Avirulence Proteins AvrL567-A and -D Reveal Details of the Structural Basis for Flax Disease Resistance Specificity
    Ching-I A. Wang, Gregor Gunčar, Jade K. Forwood, Trazel Teh, Ann-Maree Catanzariti, Gregory J. Lawrence, Fionna E. Loughlin, Joel P. Mackay, Horst Joachim Schirra, Peter A. Anderson, Jeffrey G. Ellis, Peter N. Dodds, Boštjan Kobe
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2898-2912; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.053611

    This study presents the three-dimensional structures of AvrL567-A and AvrL567-D, two avirulence proteins from the flax rust pathogen that interact with resistance proteins L5, L6, and L7 from flax. Amino acid residues conferring recognition differences were tested by site-directed mutagenesis and suggest that the specificity of interaction results from the cumulative effects of multiple amino acid contacts.

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    Functional Dissection of Naturally Occurring Amino Acid Substitutions in eIF4E That Confers Recessive Potyvirus Resistance in Plants
    Inhwa Yeam, Jason R. Cavatorta, Daniel R. Ripoll, Byoung-Cheorl Kang, Molly M. Jahn
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2913-2928; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.050997

    This study details the biological consequences and potential biochemical roles of amino acid substitutions in recessive resistance alleles at the Capsicum pvr1 locus encoding eIF4E. A Gly-to-Arg change at position 107 in the eIF4E protein encoded by multiple recessive resistance genes from diverse plants defines the most significant position for resistance to potyviruses.

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    A Cluster of Disease Resistance Genes in Arabidopsis Is Coordinately Regulated by Transcriptional Activation and RNA Silencing
    Hankuil Yi, Eric J. Richards
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2929-2939; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.107.051821

    In the flowering plant Arabidopsis, genes encoding pathogen defense proteins are often clustered in the genome. This study shows that the genes in one cluster are coordinately regulated by a positive feed-forward transcriptional signaling loop and negative regulation via RNA silencing. Plant pathogens that suppress RNA silencing might trigger expression of these defense genes.

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    Rice Pti1a Negatively Regulates RAR1-Dependent Defense Responses
    Akira Takahashi, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal, Muneo Yamazaki, Katsura Onosato, Akio Miyao, Tsutomu Kawasaki, Ko Shimamoto, Hirohiko Hirochika
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2940-2951; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.047142

    Several recent reports suggest that gene-for-gene and basal resistance signaling pathways substantially share common regulatory components. This work shows that Os Pti1a, a rice homolog of tomato Pti1, negatively regulates both resistance signaling pathways in rice and that its function depends on RAR1, which is known to function as a molecular chaperone in disease resistance.

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    The Arabidopsis E3 SUMO Ligase SIZ1 Regulates Plant Growth and Drought Responses
    Rafael Catala, Jian Ouyang, Isabel A. Abreu, Yuxin Hu, Haksoo Seo, Xiuren Zhang, Nam-Hai Chua
    Plant Cell Sep 2007, 19 (9) 2952-2966; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.049981

    Arabidopsis siz1 mutants are smaller in stature and have lower tolerance to drought stress than the wild type. Gene expression analysis shows that SIZ1 mediates the expression of 300 drought-inducible genes independently of DREB2A and ABA. The authors conclude that the SIZ1 SUMO E3 ligase plays a role in the regulation of gene expression that influences plant growth and the drought stress response.

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