Abstract
Brassinosteroids (BRs) regulate a wide range of developmental and physiological processes in plants through a receptor-kinase signaling pathway that controls the BZR transcription factors. Here, we use transcript profiling and chromatin-immunoprecipitation microarray (ChIP-chip) experiments to identify 953 BR-regulated BZR1 target (BRBT) genes. Functional studies of selected BRBTs further demonstrate roles in BR promotion of cell elongation. The BRBT genes reveal numerous molecular links between the BR-signaling pathway and downstream components involved in developmental and physiological processes. Furthermore, the results reveal extensive crosstalk between BR and other hormonal and light-signaling pathways at multiple levels. For example, BZR1 not only controls the expression of many signaling components of other hormonal and light pathways but also coregulates common target genes with light-signaling transcription factors. Our results provide a genomic map of steroid hormone actions in plants that reveals a regulatory network that integrates hormonal and light-signaling pathways for plant growth regulation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 765-777 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Developmental Cell |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Nov 16 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Dr. Shauna Somerville and Bi-Huei Hou for technical assistance in microarray analyses and Dr. Peter Quail for providing the anti-PHYB antibody. This study was supported by grants from NIH (R01GM066258) and NSFC (30470169). S.Z. was supported by the Chinese Scholarship Council.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology