Cga1

2015-01-20 | Categories genes  | Tags tiller  transcription factor  chloroplast  senescence  dwarf  biomass  starch  tillering  cytokinin  grain filling  grain  gibberellin  nitrogen 

• Information
  • Symbol: Cga1
  • MSU: LOC_Os02g12790
  • RAPdb: Os02g0220400
• Publication
  • Rice cytokinin GATA transcription Factor1 regulates chloroplast development and plant architecture, 2013, Plant Physiol.
• Genbank accession number
  • AK099607
• Key message
  • Strong overexpression of Cga1 produces dark green, semidwarf plants with reduced tillering, whereas RNA interference knockdown results in reduced chlorophyll and increased tillering
  • In rice (Oryza sativa), the CYTOKININ-RESPONSIVE GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1 (Cga1) shows increased expression following light, nitrogen, and cytokinin treatments, while darkness and gibberellin reduce expression
  • Coexpression, microarray, and real-time expression analyses demonstrate a correlation between Cga1 expression and the expression of important nucleus-encoded, chloroplast-localized genes
  • Constitutive Cga1 overexpression increases both chloroplast biogenesis and starch production but also results in delayed senescence and reduced grain filling
  • Growing the transgenic lines under different nitrogen regimes indicates potential agricultural applications for Cga1, including manipulation of biomass, chlorophyll/chloroplast content, and harvest index
  • These results indicate a conserved mechanism by which Cga1 regulates chloroplast development in higher plants
• Connection

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