Mutations in the huge Arabidopsis gene BIG affect a range of hormone and light responses

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Kanyuka, K., Praekelt, U., Franklin, K. A., Billingham, O. E., Hooley, R., Whitelam, G. C. and Halliday, K. J. 2003. Mutations in the huge Arabidopsis gene BIG affect a range of hormone and light responses. The Plant Journal. 35 (1), pp. 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01779.x

AuthorsKanyuka, K., Praekelt, U., Franklin, K. A., Billingham, O. E., Hooley, R., Whitelam, G. C. and Halliday, K. J.
Abstract

In independent genetic screens, for shade-avoidance response and cytokinin sensitivity, we identified two Arabidopsis mutants, attenuated shade avoidance 1 (asa1 ) and umbrella1 (umb1 ), which have very similar pleiotropic phenotypes. asa1 and umb1 are allelic to tir3-1 , and are caused by mutations in BIG , which is required for normal auxin efflux. They have a compact rosette, fewer lateral roots, delayed flowering, more secondary inflorescence, smaller seeds and, in the Laer -0 background, much shorter internodes between adjacent flowers, suggesting an interaction between BIG and ERECTA . These mutants have organ-specific defects in response to cytokinins, ethylene, N -1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) and gibberellin (GA). The phenotype of the asa1 ga1-3 double mutant is consistent with defects in GA signalling. There are subtle effects in responses to auxins, abscisic acid and brassinolide. Elongation growth associated with shade avoidance in phyA phyB null mutants is suppressed by asa1 in all organs other than the hypocotyl. Therefore, we here provide evidence that BIG is a key player not just in auxin signalling, but in a multitude of light and hormone pathways.

KeywordsPlant Sciences
Year of Publication2003
JournalThe Plant Journal
Journal citation35 (1), pp. 57-70
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01779.x
PubMed ID12834402
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or code425
505
Characterisation of plant -virus- vector relationships, with particular respect to transmission by plasmodiophorids
ISSN09607412
0960-7412
PublisherWiley

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