Abstract
The correct timing of flowering is essential for plants to maximize reproductive success and is controlled by environmental and endogenous signals. We report that nitric oxide (NO) repressed the floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants treated with NO, as well as a mutant overproducing NO (nox1), flowered late, whereas a mutant producing less NO (nos1) flowered early. NO suppressed CONSTANS and GIGANTEA gene expression and enhanced FLOWERING LOCUS C expression, which indicated that NO regulates the photoperiod and autonomous pathways. Because NO is induced by environmental stimuli and constitutively produced, it may integrate both external and internal cues into the floral decision.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Arabidopsis / drug effects
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Arabidopsis / genetics
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Arabidopsis / physiology*
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Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
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Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology
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Carrier Proteins / genetics
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Carrier Proteins / physiology
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Flowers / growth & development
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Flowers / physiology*
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Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Membrane Proteins / physiology
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Mutation
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Nitric Oxide / genetics
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Nitric Oxide / physiology*
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Nitroprusside / pharmacology
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Photoperiod
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
Substances
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Arabidopsis Proteins
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CUE1 protein, Arabidopsis
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CUE1 protein, S cerevisiae
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Carrier Proteins
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Membrane Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Nitroprusside
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Nitric Oxide