WUSCHEL: a master regulator in plant growth signaling
2020
Jha, Priyanka | Ochatt, Sergio | Kumar, Vijay | Amity Univ, Amity Inst Biotechnol, Major Arterial Rd,Act Area 2, Kolkata, W Bengal, India. [Kumar, Vijay] Lovely Profess Univ, Plant Biotechnol Lab, Div Res & Dev, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India. [Kumar, Vijay] Lovely Profess Univ, Dept Biotechnol, Lovely Fac Technol & Sci, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India. | Agroécologie [Dijon] ; Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Lovely Profess Univ, Plant Biotechnol Lab, Div Res & Dev, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India.; Kumar, V (reprint author), Lovely Profess Univ, Dept Biotechnol, Lovely Fac Technol & Sci, Phagwara 144411, Punjab, India
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Показать больше [+] Меньше [-]Английский. Key message This review summarizes recent knowledge on functions of WUS and WUS-related homeobox (WOX) transcription factors in diverse signaling pathways governing shoot meristem biology and several other aspects of plant dynamics. Transcription factors (TFs) are master regulators involved in controlling different cellular and biological functions as well as diverse signaling pathways in plant growth and development. WUSCHEL (WUS) is a homeodomain transcription factor necessary for the maintenance of the stem cell niche in the shoot apical meristem, the differentiation of lateral primordia, plant cell totipotency and other diverse cellular processes. Recent research about WUS has uncovered several unique features including the complex signaling pathways that further improve the understanding of vital network for meristem biology and crop productivity. In addition, several reports bridge the gap between WUS expression and plant signaling pathway by identifying different WUS and WUS-related homeobox (WOX) genes during the formation of shoot (apical and axillary) meristems, vegetative-to-embryo transition, genetic transformation, and other aspects of plant growth and development. In this respect, the WOX family of TFs comprises multiple members involved in diverse signaling pathways, but how these pathways are regulated remains to be elucidated. Here, we review the current status and recent discoveries on the functions of WUS and newly identified WOX family members in the regulatory network of various aspects of plant dynamics.
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