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19502487

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
Stomata are adjustable pores in the plant epidermis that regulate gas exchange between the plant and atmosphere; they are present on the aerial portions of most higher plants. Genetic pathways controlling stomatal development and distribution have been described in some detail for one dicot species, Arabidopsis, in which three paralogous bHLH transcription factors, FAMA, MUTE and SPCH, control discrete sequential stages in stomatal development. Orthologs of FAMA, MUTE and SPCH are present in other flowering plants. This observation is of particular interest when considering the grasses, because both the morphology of guard cells and their tissue distributions differ substantially between Arabidopsis and this group. By examining gene expression patterns, insertional mutants and cross-species complementation studies, we find evidence that FAMA function is conserved between monocots and dicots, despite their different stomatal morphologies, whereas the roles of MUTE and two SPCH paralogs are somewhat divergent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
136
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2265-76
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Orthologs of Arabidopsis thaliana stomatal bHLH genes and regulation of stomatal development in grasses.
pubmed:affiliation
Biology Department, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5020, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.