ATHB4 and HAT3, two class II HD-ZIP transcription factors, control leaf development in Arabidopsis. Bou-Torrent, J., Salla-Martret, M., Brandt, R., Musielak, T., Palauqui, J., Martínez-García, J. F., & Wenkel, S. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 7(11):1382–1387, November, 2012.
ATHB4 and HAT3, two class II HD-ZIP transcription factors, control leaf development in Arabidopsis [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
In response to plant proximity or canopy shade, plants can react by altering elongation growth and development. Several members of the class II homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIPII) transcription factor family have been shown to play an instrumental role in the responses to shade. HD-ZIP members of the class III (HD-ZIPIII), by contrast, are involved in basic patterning processes. We recently showed that REVOLUTA (REV), a member of the HD-ZIPIII family, directly and positively regulates the expression of several genes involved in shade-induced growth, such as those encoding HD-ZIPII factors HAT2, HAT3, ATHB2/HAT4 and ATHB4, and of the components of the auxin biosynthesis pathway YUCCA5 and TAA1. Furthermore, we could demonstrate a novel role for HD-ZIPIII in shade-induced promotion of growth. Here we show that besides responding to shade, ATHB4 and HAT3 have a critical role in establishing the dorso-ventral axis in cotyledons and developing leaves. Loss-of-function mutations in these two HD-ZIPII genes (athb4 hat3) results in severely abaxialized, entirely radialized leaves. Conversely, overexpression of HAT3 results in adaxialized leaf development. Taken together, our findings unravel a so far unappreciated role for an HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII module required for dorso-ventral patterning of leaves. The finding that HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII also function in shade avoidance suggests that this module is at the nexus of patterning and growth promotion.
@article{bou-torrent_athb4_2012,
	title = {{ATHB4} and {HAT3}, two class {II} {HD}-{ZIP} transcription factors, control leaf development in {Arabidopsis}},
	volume = {7},
	issn = {null},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.21824},
	doi = {10.4161/psb.21824},
	abstract = {In response to plant proximity or canopy shade, plants can react by altering elongation growth and development. Several members of the class II homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIPII) transcription factor family have been shown to play an instrumental role in the responses to shade. HD-ZIP members of the class III (HD-ZIPIII), by contrast, are involved in basic patterning processes. We recently showed that REVOLUTA (REV), a member of the HD-ZIPIII family, directly and positively regulates the expression of several genes involved in shade-induced growth, such as those encoding HD-ZIPII factors HAT2, HAT3, ATHB2/HAT4 and ATHB4, and of the components of the auxin biosynthesis pathway YUCCA5 and TAA1. Furthermore, we could demonstrate a novel role for HD-ZIPIII in shade-induced promotion of growth. Here we show that besides responding to shade, ATHB4 and HAT3 have a critical role in establishing the dorso-ventral axis in cotyledons and developing leaves. Loss-of-function mutations in these two HD-ZIPII genes (athb4 hat3) results in severely abaxialized, entirely radialized leaves. Conversely, overexpression of HAT3 results in adaxialized leaf development. Taken together, our findings unravel a so far unappreciated role for an HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII module required for dorso-ventral patterning of leaves. The finding that HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII also function in shade avoidance suggests that this module is at the nexus of patterning and growth promotion.},
	number = {11},
	urldate = {2022-11-30},
	journal = {Plant Signaling \& Behavior},
	author = {Bou-Torrent, Jordi and Salla-Martret, Mercè and Brandt, Ronny and Musielak, Thomas and Palauqui, Jean-Christophe and Martínez-García, Jaime F. and Wenkel, Stephan},
	month = nov,
	year = {2012},
	keywords = {Arabidopsis thaliana, HD-ZIPII, HD-ZIPIII, auxin, leaf development, shade avoidance},
	pages = {1382--1387},
}

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