Temperature Sensing Is Distributed throughout the Regulatory Network that Controls FLC Epigenetic Silencing in VernalizationVisa övriga samt affilieringar
2018 (Engelska)Ingår i: Cell systems, ISSN 2405-4712, Vol. 7, nr 6, s. 643-655Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
Many organisms need to respond to complex, noisy environmental signals for developmental decision making. Here, we dissect how Arabidopsis plants integrate widely fluctuating field temperatures over month-long timescales to progressively upregulate VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3 (VIN3) and silence FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC), aligning flowering with spring. We develop a mathematical model for vernalization that operates on multiple timescales-long term (month), short term (day), and current (hour)-and is constrained by experimental data. Our analysis demonstrates that temperature sensing is not localized to specific nodes within the FLC network. Instead, temperature sensing is broadly distributed, with each thermosensory process responding to specific features of the plants' history of exposure to warm and cold. The model accurately predicts FLC silencing in new field data, allowing us to forecast FLC expression in changing climates. We suggest that distributed thermosensing may be a general property of thermoresponsive regulatory networks in complex natural environments.
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2018. Vol. 7, nr 6, s. 643-655
Nyckelord [en]
climate change, epigenetics, FLC, FLOWERING LOCUS C, gene regulation, mathematical modeling, phenology, temperature sensing, vernalization, VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE3, VIN3
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Biologiska vetenskaper
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-35416DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2018.10.011ISI: 000454344300008PubMedID: 30503646Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85059223084OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-35416DiVA, id: diva2:1276995
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