Journal of Tianjin Agricultural University ›› 2020, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 7-11.doi: 10.19640/j.cnki.jtau.2020.04.002

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The vegetative phase change delay by leaf senescence related mutants ein3 and max2 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Yin Sheng, Fu Yu, Long HongCorresponding Author   

  1. College of Horticulture and Landscape, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China
  • Received:2020-04-02 Online:2020-12-31 Published:2020-12-25

Abstract: In higher plants, vegetative phase change refers to the transition from juvenile to adult phase, and after that plants can blossom. The vegetative phase change and the transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth are important physiological processes in plant growth and development. Both processes are related to the timespan of plant development, sharing some regulated genes. However, regulation of leaf senescence related genes during this transition remains unknown. This study investigated the characteristics of vegetative phase change via leaf senescence related mutants ein3 and max2. Morphological observations of rosette leaf shape, onset of abaxial trichomes, blade base angles showed that vegetative phase change was delayed in ein3 and max2. Expression levels of miR156 and SPL3 at different stages of ein3 and max2 plant development showed down-regulated and up-regulated trend, leading to a delayed vegetative phase change. Compared with wild types, mutant plants developed slowly, due to the ongoing leaf senescence. The data suggested that EIN3 and MAX2 may play a role in regulating plant vegetative phase change through expression levels of miR156 and SPL3

Key words: vegetative phase change, leaf senescence gene, ein3, max2, Arabidopsis thaliana

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