Two small regulatory RNAs establish opposing fates of a developmental axis

Nogueira, F. T., Madi, S., Chitwood, D. H., Juarez, M. T., Timmermans, M. C. P. (April 2007) Two small regulatory RNAs establish opposing fates of a developmental axis. Genes Dev, 21 (7). pp. 750-5. ISSN 0890-9369 (Print)

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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17403777
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1528607

Abstract

Small RNAs are important regulators of gene expression. In maize, adaxial/abaxial (dorsoventral) leaf polarity is established by an abaxial gradient of microRNA166 (miR166), which spatially restricts the expression domain of class III homeodomain leucine zipper (HD-ZIPIII) transcription factors that specify adaxial/upper fate. Here, we show that leafbladeless1 encodes a key component in the trans-acting small interfering RNA (ta-siRNA) biogenesis pathway that acts on the adaxial side of developing leaves and demarcates the domains of hd-zipIII and miR166 accumulation. Our findings indicate that tasiR-ARF, a ta-siRNA, and miR166 establish opposing domains along the adaxial-abaxial axis, thus revealing a novel mechanism of pattern formation.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Meristem leaf polarity pattern formation microRNA TRANS-ACTING SIRNAS
Subjects: organism description > plant > maize
organism description > plant
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > sRNA
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > siRNA
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > transcription factor
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Communities: CSHL labs > Timmermans lab
School of Biological Sciences > Publications
Depositing User: CSHL Librarian
Date: 1 April 2007
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2011 19:02
Last Modified: 22 Sep 2014 15:15
PMCID: PMC1838527
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/23108

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