ABI4 Regulates Primary Seed Dormancy by Regulating the Biogenesis of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins in Arabidopsis

• Published in: PLoS genetics Vol. 9; no. 6; p. e1003577
• Main Authors: Shu, Kai, Zhang, Huawei, Wang, Shengfu, Chen, Mingluan, Wu, Yaorong, Tang, Sanyuan, Liu, Chunyan, Feng, Yuqi, Cao, Xiaofeng, Xie, Qi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abscisic acid; Abscisic Acid - biosynthesis; Abscisic Acid - metabolism; Agricultural production; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Arabidopsis thaliana; Biology; Biosynthesis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Developmental biology; DNA; Experiments; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic aspects; Genotype & phenotype; Germination; Germination - genetics; Gibberellins; Gibberellins - biosynthesis; Gibberellins - metabolism; Grasses; Mutation; Phenotype; Physiological aspects; Plant Dormancy - genetics; Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Rice; Seeds; Tobacco; Transcription Factors - genetics; Transcription Factors - metabolism; China

Seed dormancy is an important economic trait for agricultural production. Abscisic acid (ABA) and Gibberellins (GA) are the primary factors that regulate the transition from dormancy to germination, and they regulate this process antagonistically. The detailed regulatory mechanism involving crosstal...