Nitric oxide represses the Arabidopsis floral transition |
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Authors: | He Yikun Tang Ru-Hang Hao Yi Stevens Robert D Cook Charles W Ahn Sun M Jing Liufang Yang Zhongguang Chen Longen Guo Fangqing Fiorani Fabio Jackson Robert B Crawford Nigel M Pei Zhen-Ming |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. |
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Abstract: | The correct timing of flowering is essential for plants to maximize reproductive success and is controlled by environmental and endogenous signals. We report that nitric oxide (NO) repressed the floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants treated with NO, as well as a mutant overproducing NO (nox1), flowered late, whereas a mutant producing less NO (nos1) flowered early. NO suppressed CONSTANS and GIGANTEA gene expression and enhanced FLOWERING LOCUS C expression, which indicated that NO regulates the photoperiod and autonomous pathways. Because NO is induced by environmental stimuli and constitutively produced, it may integrate both external and internal cues into the floral decision. |
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