Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • PTC1 encodes a PHD-finger (for plant homeodomain) protein, which is expressed specifically in tapetal cells and microspores during anther development in stages 8 and 9, when the wild-type tapetal cells initiate a typical apoptosis-like cell death.
  • Microarray analysis indicated that 2,417 tapetum- and microspore-expressed genes, which are principally associated with tapetal development, degeneration, and pollen wall formation, had changed expression in PTC1 anthers.
  • Moreover, the regulatory role of PTC1 in anther development was revealed by comparison with MS1 and other rice anther developmental regulators.
  • These findings suggest a diversified and conserved switch of PTC1/MS1 in regulating programmed male reproductive development in both dicots and monocots, which provides new insights in plant anther development.
  • The evolutionary significance of PTC1 was revealed by partial genetic complementation of the homologous mutation MALE STERILITY1 (MS1) in the dicot Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana).
  • Here, we report a key regulator in monocot rice (Oryza sativa), PERSISTANT TAPETAL CELL1 (PTC1), which controls programmed tapetal development and functional pollen formation.
  • Even though PTC1 mutants show phenotypic similarity to ms1 in a lack of tapetal DNA fragmentation, delayed tapetal degeneration, as well as abnormal pollen wall formation and aborted microspore development, the PTC1 mutant displays a previously unreported phenotype of uncontrolled tapetal proliferation and subsequent commencement of necrosis-like tapetal death.
  • OsMS1 functions as a transcriptional activator to regulate programmed tapetum development and pollen exine formation in rice.
  • OsMS1 functions as a transcriptional activator and interacts with known tapetal regulatory factors through its plant homeodomain (PHD) regulating tapetal programmed cell death (PCD) and pollen exine formation in rice.
  • In addition, cytological observation revealed delayed tapetal PCD, defective pollen exine formation and a lack of DNA fragmentation according to a TUNEL analysis in the anthers of OsMS1 mutant.
  • Results of qPCR suggested that the expression of the genes associated with tapetal PCD and pollen wall biosynthesis, such as EAT1, AP37, AP25, OsC6 and OsC4, were significantly reduced in OsMS1 mutant.
  • Taken together, our results demonstrate that the interaction of OsMS1 with known tapetal regulatory factors through its PHD finger regulates tapetal PCD and pollen exine formation in rice.
  • OsMS1 associates with the transcription factor TDR to regulate expression of downstream genes in a temperature-dependent manner.
  • A natural allele of OsMS1 responds to temperature changes and confers thermosensitive genic male sterility.
  • Temperature regulates the abundances of OsMS1 and OsMS1(wenmin1) proteins.
  • The high temperature causes more reduction of OsMS1(wenmin1) than OsMS1 in nuclei.
  • Here, we show that OsMS1 is a histone binding protein, and its natural allele OsMS1(wenmin1) confers thermosensitive male sterility in rice.
  • OsMS1 is primarily localized in nuclei, while OsMS1(wenmin1) is localized in nuclei and cytoplasm.

Literature:

Gene Resources:

Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >LOC_Os09g27620.1
    ATGGCGCCTAAGATGGTGATCAGCCTGGGGAGCTCGCGGCGGCGGAAGCGCGGCGAGATGCTGTTCCGGTTCGAGGCCTTCTGCCAGCCCGGCTACCCGGCGAACTTCGCCGGCGCCGGCGGCTTCAGGGACAACGTGAGGACGCTGCTCGGCTTCGCGCACCTGGAGGCCGGCGTCCACGGCGAGACCAAGTGCTGGTCGTTCCAGCTCGAGCTGCACCGCCACCCCCCCACCGTCGTGAGGCTCTTCGTCGTCGAGGAGGAGGTCGCCGCCTCGCCGCACCGCCAGTGCCACCTCTGCCGCCATATTGGGTGGGGGAGGCATCTGATATGCAGCAAGAGGTATCACTTCTTGCTGCCGAGGAGGGAATCGGCGGCGGAAGCCGACGGCCTGTGCTTCGCGATCAACCACGGCGGCGGCGGTGGCGCGGAGAAAGCGTCGTCGAAAGGGACGACGACGACGGCCTCCAGCAGAGGCCACCTGCTACACGGCGTCGTGCACCTCAACGGCTACGGCCACCTCGTCGCCCTCCACGGCCTCGAGGGCGGCTCCGACTTCGTCTCCGGCCACCAGATCATGGACCTCTGGGACCGCATTTGCTCAGCCTTGCACGTAAGGACGGTGAGCCTGGTGGACACGGCGAGGAAGGGCCACATGGAGCTGAGGCTGCTGCACGGCGTCGCGTACGGCGAGACGTGGTTCGGGCGGTGGGGGTACAGGTACGGCCGGCCGAGCTACGGCGTCGCGCTGCCGTCGTACCGGCAGTCGCTGCACGTGCTCGGCTCCATGCCGCTCTGCGTGCTGGTGCCGCACCTGTCGTGCTTCAGCCAGGAGCTCCCCATGGTGGTCACCAAGTACCAGGCCATCAGCGGCCACAAGCTGCTCAGCCTCGGCGACCTCCTCCGCTTCATGCTCGAGCTGCGCGCCCGCCTGCCGGCCACCTCCGTCACGGCCATGGACTACCGGGGCATCATGTCGGAGGCCTCGTGCCGGTGGTCGGCGAAGCGCGTCGACATGGCGGCGCGCGCCGTCGTGGACGCGCTCCGCCGCGCCGAGCCGGCGGCGCGGTGGGTCACGCGGCAGGAGGTGCGCGACGCGGCGCGCGCCTACATCGGCGACACGGGCCTCCTCGACTTCGTGCTCAAGTCCCTCGGCAACCACATCGTCGGCAACTACGTCGTGCGCCGCACCATGAACCCGGTGACCAAGGTGCTCGAGTACTGCCTCGAGGACGTCTCCAGCGTGCTCCCGGCGGTCGCCGCCGGCGGCGGCGTGCCGGCGCAGGGCAAGATGAGGGTGAGGTTCCAGCTCACGCGTGCGCAGCTCATGAGGGACCTGGTGCACCTGTACCGGCACGTGCTCAAGGAGCCCAGCCAGGCGCTCACCGGCGGCGCGTTCGGCGCGATCCCGGTGGCGGTGCGGATGGTCCTGGACATCAAGCACTTCGTCAAAGATTACCACGAAGGACAAGCCGCGGCGAGCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCGGATTCGGGCATCCCCACATCAACCTGTGCTGCACGCTGCTCGTGAGCAACGGGAGCCCGGAGCTAGCTCCACCGTACGAGACGGTGACCCTGCCGGCGCACGCGACGGTGGGCGAGCTGAAGTGGGAGGCGCAGAGGGTGTTCAGCGAGATGTACCTCGGCCTGAGGAGCTTCGCGGCGGACTCCGTCGTCGGGGTCGGCGCCGACCAGGAGGGCCTCCCGGTGCTCGGGCTGGTCGACGTCGGAAGCGCCGTCGTGGTGCAAGGGAGCGTGGGCGAGCAGATAAACGGGGAGGACCACGAGAGGAAGGAGGAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCCGTGTGCGAGGGGAGCGGCGGCGGCGAGCGCGTCGTGGACTGCGCGTGCGGCGCGGTGGACGACGACGGCGAGCGCATGGCGTGCTGCGACATCTGCGAGGCGTGGCAGCACACGCGGTGCGCCGGGATCGCGGACACCGAGGACGCGCCGCACGTCTTCCTCTGCAGCCGGTGCGACAACGACGTCGTGTCGTTCCCGTCCTTCAACTGTTAG
CDS Sequence
  • >LOC_Os09g27620.1
    ATGGCGCCTAAGATGGTGATCAGCCTGGGGAGCTCGCGGCGGCGGAAGCGCGGCGAGATGCTGTTCCGGTTCGAGGCCTTCTGCCAGCCCGGCTACCCGGCGAACTTCGCCGGCGCCGGCGGCTTCAGGGACAACGTGAGGACGCTGCTCGGCTTCGCGCACCTGGAGGCCGGCGTCCACGGCGAGACCAAGTGCTGGTCGTTCCAGCTCGAGCTGCACCGCCACCCCCCCACCGTCGTGAGGCTCTTCGTCGTCGAGGAGGAGGTCGCCGCCTCGCCGCACCGCCAGTGCCACCTCTGCCGCCATATTGGGTGGGGGAGGCATCTGATATGCAGCAAGAGGTATCACTTCTTGCTGCCGAGGAGGGAATCGGCGGCGGAAGCCGACGGCCTGTGCTTCGCGATCAACCACGGCGGCGGCGGTGGCGCGGAGAAAGCGTCGTCGAAAGGGACGACGACGACGGCCTCCAGCAGAGGCCACCTGCTACACGGCGTCGTGCACCTCAACGGCTACGGCCACCTCGTCGCCCTCCACGGCCTCGAGGGCGGCTCCGACTTCGTCTCCGGCCACCAGATCATGGACCTCTGGGACCGCATTTGCTCAGCCTTGCACGTAAGGACGGTGAGCCTGGTGGACACGGCGAGGAAGGGCCACATGGAGCTGAGGCTGCTGCACGGCGTCGCGTACGGCGAGACGTGGTTCGGGCGGTGGGGGTACAGGTACGGCCGGCCGAGCTACGGCGTCGCGCTGCCGTCGTACCGGCAGTCGCTGCACGTGCTCGGCTCCATGCCGCTCTGCGTGCTGGTGCCGCACCTGTCGTGCTTCAGCCAGGAGCTCCCCATGGTGGTCACCAAGTACCAGGCCATCAGCGGCCACAAGCTGCTCAGCCTCGGCGACCTCCTCCGCTTCATGCTCGAGCTGCGCGCCCGCCTGCCGGCCACCTCCGTCACGGCCATGGACTACCGGGGCATCATGTCGGAGGCCTCGTGCCGGTGGTCGGCGAAGCGCGTCGACATGGCGGCGCGCGCCGTCGTGGACGCGCTCCGCCGCGCCGAGCCGGCGGCGCGGTGGGTCACGCGGCAGGAGGTGCGCGACGCGGCGCGCGCCTACATCGGCGACACGGGCCTCCTCGACTTCGTGCTCAAGTCCCTCGGCAACCACATCGTCGGCAACTACGTCGTGCGCCGCACCATGAACCCGGTGACCAAGGTGCTCGAGTACTGCCTCGAGGACGTCTCCAGCGTGCTCCCGGCGGTCGCCGCCGGCGGCGGCGTGCCGGCGCAGGGCAAGATGAGGGTGAGGTTCCAGCTCACGCGTGCGCAGCTCATGAGGGACCTGGTGCACCTGTACCGGCACGTGCTCAAGGAGCCCAGCCAGGCGCTCACCGGCGGCGCGTTCGGCGCGATCCCGGTGGCGGTGCGGATGGTCCTGGACATCAAGCACTTCGTCAAAGATTACCACGAAGGACAAGCCGCGGCGAGCAGCAATGGCGGTGGCGGATTCGGGCATCCCCACATCAACCTGTGCTGCACGCTGCTCGTGAGCAACGGGAGCCCGGAGCTAGCTCCACCGTACGAGACGGTGACCCTGCCGGCGCACGCGACGGTGGGCGAGCTGAAGTGGGAGGCGCAGAGGGTGTTCAGCGAGATGTACCTCGGCCTGAGGAGCTTCGCGGCGGACTCCGTCGTCGGGGTCGGCGCCGACCAGGAGGGCCTCCCGGTGCTCGGGCTGGTCGACGTCGGAAGCGCCGTCGTGGTGCAAGGGAGCGTGGGCGAGCAGATAAACGGGGAGGACCACGAGAGGAAGGAGGAGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCCGTGTGCGAGGGGAGCGGCGGCGGCGAGCGCGTCGTGGACTGCGCGTGCGGCGCGGTGGACGACGACGGCGAGCGCATGGCGTGCTGCGACATCTGCGAGGCGTGGCAGCACACGCGGTGCGCCGGGATCGCGGACACCGAGGACGCGCCGCACGTCTTCCTCTGCAGCCGGTGCGACAACGACGTCGTGTCGTTCCCGTCCTTCAACTGTTAG
Protein Sequence
  • >LOC_Os09g27620.1
    MAPKMVISLGSSRRRKRGEMLFRFEAFCQPGYPANFAGAGGFRDNVRTLLGFAHLEAGVHGETKCWSFQLELHRHPPTVVRLFVVEEEVAASPHRQCHLCRHIGWGRHLICSKRYHFLLPRRESAAEADGLCFAINHGGGGGAEKASSKGTTTTASSRGHLLHGVVHLNGYGHLVALHGLEGGSDFVSGHQIMDLWDRICSALHVRTVSLVDTARKGHMELRLLHGVAYGETWFGRWGYRYGRPSYGVALPSYRQSLHVLGSMPLCVLVPHLSCFSQELPMVVTKYQAISGHKLLSLGDLLRFMLELRARLPATSVTAMDYRGIMSEASCRWSAKRVDMAARAVVDALRRAEPAARWVTRQEVRDAARAYIGDTGLLDFVLKSLGNHIVGNYVVRRTMNPVTKVLEYCLEDVSSVLPAVAAGGGVPAQGKMRVRFQLTRAQLMRDLVHLYRHVLKEPSQALTGGAFGAIPVAVRMVLDIKHFVKDYHEGQAAASSNGGGGFGHPHINLCCTLLVSNGSPELAPPYETVTLPAHATVGELKWEAQRVFSEMYLGLRSFAADSVVGVGADQEGLPVLGLVDVGSAVVVQGSVGEQINGEDHERKEEAAAAAVCEGSGGGERVVDCACGAVDDDGERMACCDICEAWQHTRCAGIADTEDAPHVFLCSRCDNDVVSFPSFNC*