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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Stomata are consistently patterned so that they are not in contact. This patterning is violated in the too many mouths (tmm) and four lips (flp) mutations of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. which have stomatal clusters in the first-formed leaves. To clarify the function of both genes in stomatal initiation and patterning, the phenotypes of many different organs were quantified. The flp mutation affects dorsiventral and cylindrical organs differentially with respect to the frequency of clustering. The tmm mutation has a more complex region-specific phenotype in that some regions lack stomata entirely, other regions have excess stomata, and the flower stalk exhibits an apex-to-base gradient from excess to no stomata. This suggests that TMM represents an unusual type of gene regulating plant cell development in that it can either influence stomatal initiation in a positive or negative fashion depending on region. Since the frequencies of initiation and clustering can be uncoupled in tmm, these two functions are under separate region-specific control. Analysis of double mutants shows that tmm and flp in some cases show region-specific interactions in both cluster formation and initiation, and that there may be subpopulations of stomata under different genetic control.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0032-0935
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
205
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
522-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Divergent regulation of stomatal initiation and patterning in organ and suborgan regions of the Arabidopsis mutants too many mouths and four lips.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plant Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. geisler.7@osu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.