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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-9
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The transition to flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana is delayed in fwa mutant plants. FWA was identified by loss-of-function mutations in normally flowering revertants of the fwa mutant, and it encodes a homeodomain-containing transcription factor. The DNA sequence of wild-type and fwa mutant alleles was identical in the genomic region of FWA. Furthermore, the FWA gene is ectopically expressed in fwa mutants and silenced in mature wild-type plants. This silencing is associated with extensive methylation of two direct repeats in the 5' region of the gene. The late flowering phenotype, ectopic FWA expression, and hypomethylation of the repeats were also induced in the ddm1 hypomethylated background. Mechanisms for establishment and maintenance of the epigenetic mark on FWA are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1097-2765
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
791-802
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Arabidopsis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-DNA, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Genes, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Mutagenesis, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Plant Stems, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11090618-Transformation, Genetic
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The late flowering phenotype of fwa mutants is caused by gain-of-function epigenetic alleles of a homeodomain gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't