An overview of floral regulatory genes in annual and perennial plants

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The floral initiation in angiosperms is a complex process influenced by endogenous and exogenous signals. With this approach, we aim to provide a comprehensive review to integrate this complex floral regulatory process and summarize the regulatory genes and their functions in annuals and perennials. Seven primary paths leading to flowering have been discovered in Arabidopsis under several growth condition that include; photoperiod, ambient temperature, vernalization, gibberellins, autonomous, aging and carbohydrates. These pathways involve a series of interlinked signaling pathways that respond to both internal and external signals, such as light, temperature, hormones, and developmental cues, to coordinate the expression of genes that are involved in flower development. Among them, the photoperiodic pathway was the most important and conserved as some of the fundamental loci and mechanisms are shared even by closely related plant species. The activation of floral regulatory genes such as FLC, FT, LFY, and SOC1 that determine floral meristem identity and the transition to the flowering stage result from the merging of these pathways. Recent studies confirmed that alternative splicing, antisense RNA and epigenetic modification play crucial roles by regulating the expression of genes related to blooming. In this review, we documented recent progress in the floral transition time in annuals and perennials, with emphasis on the specific regulatory mechanisms along with the application of various molecular approaches including overexpression studies, RNA interference and Virus-induced flowering. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between annual and perennial flowering will aid significant contributions to the field by elucidating the mechanisms of perennial plant development and floral initiation regulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:885

Enthalten in:

Gene - 885(2023) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 147699

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rehman, Shazia [VerfasserIn]
Bahadur, Saraj [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Annual and perennials
Arabidopsis Proteins
Exogenous factors
Floral regulation
Genomic pathways
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 19.09.2023

Date Revised 19.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.gene.2023.147699

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360669611