TCP factors: new kids on the signaling block

M Nicolas, P Cubas - Current opinion in plant biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•TCP factors play important roles in the modulation of phytohormone
signaling.•TCPs are involved in the synthesis of jasmonate, brassinosteroids, salicylic acid …

Physiological roles and mechanisms of action of class I TCP transcription factors

IL Viola, AL Alem, RM Jure, DH Gonzalez - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
TEOSINTE BRANCHED1, CYCLOIDEA, PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR 1 and 2 (TCP)
proteins constitute a plant-specific transcription factors family exerting effects on multiple …

A conserved superlocus regulates above-and belowground root initiation

M Omary, N Gil-Yarom, C Yahav, E Steiner… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Plants continuously form new organs in different developmental contexts in response to
environmental cues. Underground lateral roots initiate from prepatterned cells in the main …

SPINDLY mediates O-fucosylation of hundreds of proteins and sugar-dependent growth in Arabidopsis

Y Bi, R Shrestha, Z Zhang, CC Hsu, AV Reyes… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The recent discovery of SPINDLY (SPY)-catalyzed protein O-fucosylation revealed a novel
mechanism for regulating nucleocytoplasmic protein functions in plants. Genetic evidence …

Silicon promotes cytokinin biosynthesis and delays senescence in Arabidopsis and Sorghum

O Markovich, E Steiner, Š Kouřil… - Plant, Cell & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Silicate minerals are dominant soil components. Thus, plant roots are constantly exposed to
silicic acid. High silicon intake, enabled by root silicon transporters, correlates with …

Cytokinin activity increases stomatal density and transpiration rate in tomato

M Farber, Z Attia, D Weiss - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies on cytokinin (CK) and drought have suggested that the hormone has
positive and negative effects on plant adaptation to restrictive conditions. This study …

FRUITFULL-like genes regulate flowering time and inflorescence architecture in tomato

X Jiang, G Lubini, J Hernandes-Lopes… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The timing of flowering and the inflorescence architecture are critical for the reproductive
success of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), but the gene regulatory networks underlying …

SPINDLY O-fucosylates nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins involved in diverse cellular processes in plants

R Zentella, Y Wang, E Zahn, J Hu, L Jiang… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
SPINDLY (SPY) is a novel nucleocytoplasmic protein O-fucosyltransferase that regulates
target protein activity or stability via O-fucosylation of specific Ser/Thr residues. Previous …

Is auxin enough? Cytokinins and margin patterning in simple leaves

S Navarro-Cartagena, JL Micol - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
The interplay between auxin and cytokinins affects facets of plant development as different
as ovule formation and lateral root initiation. Moreover, cytokinins favor complexity in the …

Novel nucleocytoplasmic protein O-fucosylation by SPINDLY regulates diverse developmental processes in plants

T Sun - Current opinion in structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•SPINDLY (SPY) is a unique nucleocytoplasmic-localized protein O-
fucosyltransferase (POFUT).•The sequence and predicted 3D structure of SPY are similar to …