Conical petal epidermal cells, regulated by the MYB transcription factor MIXTA, have an ancient origin within the angiosperms.
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2022-05-21Journal Title
J Exp Bot
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0022-0957
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Reed, A., Rudall, P. J., Brockington, S., & Glover, B. (2022). Conical petal epidermal cells, regulated by the MYB transcription factor MIXTA, have an ancient origin within the angiosperms.. J Exp Bot https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac223
Abstract
Conical epidermal cells occur on the tepals (perianth organs, typically petals and/or sepals) of the majority of animal-pollinated angiosperms, where they play both visual and tactile roles in pollinator attraction, providing grip to foraging insects and enhancing colour, temperature and hydrophobicity. To explore the evolutionary history of conical epidermal cells in angiosperms, we surveyed the tepal epidermis in representative species of the ANA-grade families, the early-diverging successive sister lineages to all other extant angiosperms, and analysed the function of a candidate regulator of cell outgrowth from Cabomba caroliniana (Nymphaeales). We identified conical cells in at least two genera from different families (Austrobaileya, Cabomba). A single SBG9 MYB gene was isolated from C. caroliniana and found to induce strong differentiation of cellular outgrowth, including conical cells, when ectopically expressed in Nicotiana tabacum. Ontogenetic analysis and quantitative RT-PCR established that CcSBG9A1 is spatially and temporally expressed in a profile which correlates with a role in conical cell development. We conclude that conical or subconical cells on perianth organs are ancient within the angiosperms and most likely develop using a common genetic programme initiated by a SBG9 MYB transcription factor.
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2023-05-21
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac223
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/337148
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