RRC ID 4836
著者 Brownfield L, Hafidh S, Durbarry A, Khatab H, Sidorova A, Doerner P, Twell D.
タイトル Arabidopsis DUO POLLEN3 is a key regulator of male germline development and embryogenesis.
ジャーナル Plant Cell
Abstract Male germline development in angiosperms produces the pair of sperm cells required for double fertilization. A key regulator of this process in Arabidopsis thaliana is the male germline-specific transcription factor DUO POLLEN1 (DUO1) that coordinates germ cell division and gamete specification. Here, we uncover the role of DUO3, a nuclear protein that has a distinct, but overlapping role with DUO1 in male germline development. DUO3 is a conserved protein in land plants and is related to GON-4, a cell lineage regulator of gonadogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mutant duo3-1 germ cells either fail to divide or show a delay in division, and we show that, unlike DUO1, DUO3 promotes entry into mitosis independent of the G2/M regulator CYCB1;1. We also show that DUO3 is required for the expression of a subset of germline genes under DUO1 control and that like DUO1, DUO3 is essential for sperm cell specification and fertilization. Furthermore, we demonstrate an essential sporophytic role for DUO3 in cell division and embryo patterning. Our findings demonstrate essential developmental roles for DUO3 in cell cycle progression and cell specification in both gametophytic and sporophytic tissues.
巻・号 21(7)
ページ 1940-56
公開日 2009-7-1
DOI 10.1105/tpc.109.066373
PII tpc.109.066373
PMID 19638475
PMC PMC2729611
MeSH Arabidopsis / cytology* Arabidopsis / embryology* Arabidopsis / genetics Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology* Cell Cycle / genetics Cell Cycle / physiology Cell Division / genetics Cell Division / physiology Computational Biology Embryonic Development / genetics Embryonic Development / physiology* Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / genetics Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology Microscopy, Confocal Molecular Sequence Data Pollen / cytology Pollen / genetics Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
IF 9.618
引用数 59
WOS 分野 PLANT SCIENCES BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
シロイヌナズナ / 植物培養細胞・遺伝子 pdp06309