Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway

Qian Wei; Chao Ma; Yanjie Xu; Tianle Wang; Yiyu Chen; Jing Lü; Lili Zhang; Cai-Zhong Jiang; Bo Hong; Junping Gao

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00812-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway

Qian Wei,
Chao Ma,
Yanjie Xu,
Tianle Wang,
Yiyu Chen,
Jing Lü,
Lili Zhang,
Cai-Zhong Jiang,
Bo Hong,
Junping Gao

Affiliations

Qian Wei: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Chao Ma: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Yanjie Xu: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Tianle Wang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Yiyu Chen: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Jing Lü: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Lili Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Cai-Zhong Jiang: Crops Pathology and Genetic Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Bo Hong: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University
Junping Gao: Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, China Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00812-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The mechanisms by which plant age regulates flowering remain incompletely understood. Here the authors show that age dependent regulation of SPL transcription factors by miR156 influence flowering via control of NF-YB8 expression in Chrysanthemum.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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