Temperature-dependent regulation of flowering by antagonistic FLM variants

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 503; no. 7476; pp. 414 - 417
• Main Authors: Posé, David, Verhage, Leonie, Ott, Felix, Yant, Levi, Mathieu, Johannes, Angenent, Gerco C., Immink, Richard G. H., Schmid, Markus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 21.11.2013; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/449/2679/2681; Alternative Splicing - genetics; Ambient temperature; Animal reproduction; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - physiology; Arabidopsis Proteins - chemistry; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Arabidopsis thaliana; Biological control systems; circadian clock; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA-Binding Proteins - chemistry; DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics; DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism; Experiments; floral transition; Flowers - genetics; Flowers - physiology; functional-analysis; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic aspects; Global climate; Growth; High temperature; Humanities and Social Sciences; identification; letter; Low temperature; MADS Domain Proteins - chemistry; MADS Domain Proteins - genetics; MADS Domain Proteins - metabolism; mads-box gene; multidisciplinary; Plants, Flowering of; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Binding; Protein Isoforms - chemistry; Protein Isoforms - genetics; Protein Isoforms - metabolism; Proteins; repressor; Reproduction; Science; Temperature; Temperature control; time; Time Factors; transcription factor; Transcription Factors - metabolism; vernalization; Yeast

Temperature-dependent alternative splicing of FLOWERING LOCUS M ( FLM ) results in two protein products, FLM-β and FLM-δ, that regulate the onset of flowering in Arabidopsis ; at cooler temperatures FLM-β represses flowering, whereas at higher temperatures, the plant preferentially produces FLM-δ, w...