Photoperiodic Control of Carbon Distribution during the Floral Transition in Arabidopsis

• Published in: The Plant cell Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 565 - 584
• Main Authors: Ortiz-Marchena, M. Isabel, Albi, Tomás, Lucas-Reina, Eva, Said, Fatima E., Romero-Campero, Francisco J., Cano, Beatriz, Ruiz, M. Teresa, Romero, José M., Valverde, Federico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Plant Biologists 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis - physiology; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Carbon - metabolism; Flowering; Flowers - physiology; Gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Gene Ontology; Leaves; Messenger RNA; Metabolism; Models, Biological; Mutation - genetics; Photoperiod; Plant cells; Plants; Plants, Genetically Modified; RNA, Messenger - genetics; RNA, Messenger - metabolism; Solubility; Starch - metabolism; Starches; Sugars

Flowering is a crucial process that demands substantial resources. Carbon metabolism must be coordinated with development through a control mechanism that optimizes fitness for any physiological need and growth stage of the plant. However, how sugar allocation is controlled during the floral transit...