polycomb-group gene regulates homeotic gene expression in Arabidopsis

Cell fate is determined when the commitment of cells to a particular fate is autonomously maintained, irrespective of their environment. In Drosophila, fate determination is maintained through the action of the Polycomb-group and trithorax-group genes, which are required so that states of homeotic g...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1997-03, Vol.386 (6620), p.44-51
Hauptverfasser:	Goodrich, J, Puangsomlee, P, Martin, M, Long, D, Meyerowitz, E.M, Coupland, G
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGAMOUS Protein, Arabidopsis Amino Acid Sequence amino acid sequences Animals Arabidopsis Arabidopsis - genetics Arabidopsis - ultrastructure Arabidopsis Proteins Biological and medical sciences Cell Lineage - genetics Cloning, Molecular curly leaf gene DNA Transposable Elements DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics Drosophila Drosophila - genetics Drosophila Proteins Flowers & plants Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology genbank/y10580 gene expression Gene Expression Regulation Genes Genes, Homeobox Genes, Regulator genetic regulation Genetics Homeodomain Proteins - genetics Humanities and Social Sciences In Situ Hybridization Insect Proteins - genetics Leaves Molecular and cellular biology Molecular genetics Molecular Sequence Data multidisciplinary Mutagenesis, Insertional Mutation Nuclear Proteins - genetics phenotype plant development Plant Leaves - ultrastructure Plant Proteins - genetics Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Proteins Repressor Proteins Science Science (multidisciplinary) sequence homology Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Transcription. Transcription factor. Splicing. Rna processing
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Zusammenfassung:	Cell fate is determined when the commitment of cells to a particular fate is autonomously maintained, irrespective of their environment. In Drosophila, fate determination is maintained through the action of the Polycomb-group and trithorax-group genes, which are required so that states of homeotic gene activity are inherited through cell division. It is shown here that the CURLYLEAF gene of Arabidopsis is necessary for stable repression of a floral homeotic gene and encodes a protein with homology to the product of the Polycomb-group gene Enhancer of zeste. We suggest that Polycomb-group genes have a similar role in fate determination in plants and animals.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/386044a0