Flowering time: From physiology, through genetics to mechanism

R Maple, P Zhu, J Hepworth, JW Wang… - Plant physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Plant species have evolved different requirements for environmental/endogenous cues to
induce flowering. Originally, these varying requirements were thought to reflect the action of …

Regulation of flowering time: all roads lead to Rome

A Srikanth, M Schmid - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2011 - Springer
Plants undergo a major physiological change as they transition from vegetative growth to
reproductive development. This transition is a result of responses to various endogenous …

FLK is an mRNA m6A reader that regulates floral transition by modulating the stability and splicing of FLC in Arabidopsis

U Amara, J Hu, J Cai, H Kang - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A), which is added, removed, and interpreted by m 6 A
writers, erasers, and readers, respectively, is the most abundant modification in eukaryotic …

Seasonal and developmental timing of flowering

R Amasino - The Plant Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The coordination of the timing of flowering with seasonal and development cues is a critical
life‐history trait that has been shaped by evolution to maximize reproductive success …

Regulation of flowering time by the miR156-mediated age pathway

JW Wang - Journal of experimental botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Precise flowering time is critical to reproductive success. In response to diverse exogenous
and endogenous cues including age, hormones, photoperiod, and temperature, the floral …

Regulation of temperature-responsive flowering by MADS-box transcription factor repressors

JH Lee, HS Ryu, KS Chung, D Posé, S Kim, M Schmid… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Changes in ambient temperature affect flowering time in plants; understanding this
phenomenon will be crucial for buffering agricultural systems from the effects of climate …

Vernalization: winter and the timing of flowering in plants

DH Kim, MR Doyle, S Sung… - Annual Review of Cell …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Plants have evolved many systems to sense their environment and to modify their growth
and development accordingly. One example is vernalization, the process by which flowering …

Gibberellin Acts Positively Then Negatively to Control Onset of Flower Formation in Arabidopsis

N Yamaguchi, CM Winter, MF Wu, Y Kanno… - Science, 2014 - science.org
The switch to reproductive development is biphasic in many plants, a feature important for
optimal pollination and yield. We show that dual opposite roles of the phytohormone …

The timing of developmental transitions in plants

I Bäurle, C Dean - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
Plants rely heavily on environmental cues to control the timing of developmental transitions.
We are beginning to better understand what determines the timing of two of these …

The GIGANTEA-Regulated MicroRNA172 Mediates Photoperiodic Flowering Independent of CONSTANS in Arabidopsis

JH Jung, YH Seo, PJ Seo, JL Reyes, J Yun… - The Plant …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Regulated RNA metabolism appears to be a critical component of molecular mechanisms
directing flowering initiation in plants. A group of RNA binding proteins exerts their roles …