Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • The auxin-inducible homeobox gene OsHox1 of rice (Oryza sativa) is a positive regulator of procambial cell fate commitment, and its overexpression reduces the sensitivity of polar auxin transport (PAT) to the PAT inhibitor 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA).
  • Finally, we show that in the absence of any overt phenotypical change, OsHox1 overexpression specifically reduces the affinity of the NPA-binding protein toward NPA and enhances PAT and its sensitivity toward auxin.
  • These results are consistent with the hypothesis that OsHox1 promotes fate commitment of procambial cells by increasing their auxin conductivity properties and stabilizing this state against modulations of PAT by an endogenous NPA-like molecule.
  • The procambium specification gene OsHox1 promotes polar auxin transport capacity and reduces its sensitivity toward inhibition.
  • OsHox1 mRNA could be detected in various rice tissues at different developmental stages, with highest levels in embryos, shoots of seedlings, and leaves of mature plants.
  • Transgenic expression of OsHox1 in Arabidopsis retarded growth and affected leaf size and shape, indicative of a role as developmental regulator.
  • The rice protein OsHox1 is a member of the homeodomain leucine zipper family of transcription factors.
  • OsHox1 represents the first example of a transcription factor whose function can be linked to specification events mediating provascular cell fate commitment.
  • This paper describes the characterization of OsHox1, a cDNA clone from rice encoding a member of the homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) class of putative transcription factors.
  • In vitro and in vivo DNA-binding studies revealed that OsHox1 interacts with the pseudopalindromic sequence CAAT(C/G)ATTG, confirming that the protein represents a transcription factor.
  • In this study, two class II homeodomain-Leu zipper genes, OsHox1 and OsHOX28, were identified as positive regulators of tiller angle by affecting shoot gravitropism.
  • In contrast to HSFA2D and LA1, OsHox1 and OsHOX28 attenuated lateral auxin transport, thus repressing the expression of WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX 6 (WOX6) and WOX11 in the lower side of the shoot base of plants subjected to gravistimulation.
  • OsHox1 and OsHOX28 Redundantly Shape Rice Tiller Angle by Reducing HSFA2D Expression and Auxin Content.
  • Genetic analysis further confirmed that OsHox1 and OsHOX28 act upstream of HSFA2D Additionally, both OsHox1 and OsHOX28 inhibit the expression of multiple OsYUCCA genes and decrease auxin biosynthesis.
  • Taken together, these results demonstrated that OsHox1 and OsHOX28 regulate the local distribution of auxin, and thus tiller angle establishment, through suppression of the HSFA2D-LA1 pathway and reduction of endogenous auxin content.

Literature:

Gene Resources:

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Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >LOC_Os10g41230.1
    ACGCTTTAAAAGCTTCCTCCTCCTCCTCGCCAACCACCACCCTCAGTCCCTCACCTCCATTTCCATCAAGCCCAAGAACGAACTCACCACGCTAGTGTTGAGAAGTGGAGAGAGTTGAGAGGAATCAATGGAGATGATGGTTCATGGGAGGAGAGACGAGCAGTATGGCGGGCTCAGGCTCGGGCTTGGGCTTGGGCTCAGCCTCGGCGTCGCCGGTGGTGCAGCCGACGACGAGCAGCCGCCGCCGCGCCGTGGTGCCGCCCCGCCGCCGCAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGGCTGGAACGGCGGCGGTCTCTTCTCCTCGTCTTCCTCCGATCATCGGGGGAGGTCGGCGATGATGGCGTGCCACGACGTCATCGAGATGCCGTTCCTGCGGGGGATCGACGTGAACCGTGCGCCGGCGGCAGAGACGACCACGACGACGGCGAGGGGGCCCAGCTGCAGCGAGGAAGACGAGGAGCCCGGCGCGTCCTCCCCCAACAGCACGCTCTCCAGCCTCAGCGGCAAGCGCGGCGCACCATCTGCCGCCACCGCCGCCGCCGCCGCCGCCAGCGACGACGAGGACTCCGGCGGCGGATCCCGCAAGAAGCTCCGCCTCTCCAAGGACCAAGCCGCCGTCCTCGAGGACACCTTCAAAGAGCACAACACCCTCAATCCCAAGCAGAAGGCGGCGCTGGCGAGGCAGCTGAATCTGAAGCCGCGGCAGGTGGAGGTGTGGTTCCAGAACAGGAGGGCGAGGACGAAGCTGAAGCAGACGGAGGTGGACTGCGAGCTGCTCAAGCGCTGCTGCGAGACGCTCACCGACGAGAACCGCCGCCTCCACCGCGAGCTCCAGGAGCTCCGCGCCCTCAAGCTCGCCACCGCCGCCGCCGCGCCGCACCACCTCTACGGCGCCCGCGTCCCGCCGCCCACCACCCTCACCATGTGCCCCTCCTGCGAGCGCGTCGCCTCCGCAGCCACCACCACCCGCAACAACTCCGGCGCCGCCCCCGCGCGGCCGGTGCCCACCCGCCCGTGGCCGCCGGCGGCGGCGCAGAGGTCGTCGGCGTAGAGACCCCACTACTGATTAATTAGTTAATTAGAGATGAGTAGTGGCTTTTTCTTAATTAGCAGGGTATTAATTAATTACTTAATTAGGGTTGGACCCCTGTAGTTTTCTTGTTTATACTACGTGTATAATTTAGCTCTGGTTTTGAACTTTTTAATTAGTTTCATAATCTTTTTTTTTCCTATCTCTCACTTCACCCTGTTTGTTGTTTACTCAGCAAAGAATATGGTGTCTTTGTATAAAGTGATGCATGAAATGGATCATAAAAGTTTTCAATATTAATTCCTTCA
CDS Sequence
  • >LOC_Os10g41230.1
    ATGGAGATGATGGTTCATGGGAGGAGAGACGAGCAGTATGGCGGGCTCAGGCTCGGGCTTGGGCTTGGGCTCAGCCTCGGCGTCGCCGGTGGTGCAGCCGACGACGAGCAGCCGCCGCCGCGCCGTGGTGCCGCCCCGCCGCCGCAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGGCTGGAACGGCGGCGGTCTCTTCTCCTCGTCTTCCTCCGATCATCGGGGGAGGTCGGCGATGATGGCGTGCCACGACGTCATCGAGATGCCGTTCCTGCGGGGGATCGACGTGAACCGTGCGCCGGCGGCAGAGACGACCACGACGACGGCGAGGGGGCCCAGCTGCAGCGAGGAAGACGAGGAGCCCGGCGCGTCCTCCCCCAACAGCACGCTCTCCAGCCTCAGCGGCAAGCGCGGCGCACCATCTGCCGCCACCGCCGCCGCCGCCGCCGCCAGCGACGACGAGGACTCCGGCGGCGGATCCCGCAAGAAGCTCCGCCTCTCCAAGGACCAAGCCGCCGTCCTCGAGGACACCTTCAAAGAGCACAACACCCTCAATCCCAAGCAGAAGGCGGCGCTGGCGAGGCAGCTGAATCTGAAGCCGCGGCAGGTGGAGGTGTGGTTCCAGAACAGGAGGGCGAGGACGAAGCTGAAGCAGACGGAGGTGGACTGCGAGCTGCTCAAGCGCTGCTGCGAGACGCTCACCGACGAGAACCGCCGCCTCCACCGCGAGCTCCAGGAGCTCCGCGCCCTCAAGCTCGCCACCGCCGCCGCCGCGCCGCACCACCTCTACGGCGCCCGCGTCCCGCCGCCCACCACCCTCACCATGTGCCCCTCCTGCGAGCGCGTCGCCTCCGCAGCCACCACCACCCGCAACAACTCCGGCGCCGCCCCCGCGCGGCCGGTGCCCACCCGCCCGTGGCCGCCGGCGGCGGCGCAGAGGTCGTCGGCGTAG
Protein Sequence
  • >LOC_Os10g41230.1
    MEMMVHGRRDEQYGGLRLGLGLGLSLGVAGGAADDEQPPPRRGAAPPPQQQLCGWNGGGLFSSSSSDHRGRSAMMACHDVIEMPFLRGIDVNRAPAAETTTTTARGPSCSEEDEEPGASSPNSTLSSLSGKRGAPSAATAAAAAASDDEDSGGGSRKKLRLSKDQAAVLEDTFKEHNTLNPKQKAALARQLNLKPRQVEVWFQNRRARTKLKQTEVDCELLKRCCETLTDENRRLHRELQELRALKLATAAAAPHHLYGARVPPPTTLTMCPSCERVASAATTTRNNSGAAPARPVPTRPWPPAAAQRSSA*