Artículo
A contribution to the study of plant development evolution based on gene co-expression networks
Autor/es | Romero Campero, Francisco José
Lucas Reina, Eva Said, Fátima E. Romero Rodríguez, José María Valverde Albacete, Federico |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial |
Fecha de publicación | 2013 |
Fecha de depósito | 2016-11-18 |
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Resumen | Phototrophic eukaryotes are among the most successful organisms on Earth due
to their unparalleled efficiency at capturing light energy and fixing carbon dioxide
to produce organic molecules. A conserved and efficient ... Phototrophic eukaryotes are among the most successful organisms on Earth due to their unparalleled efficiency at capturing light energy and fixing carbon dioxide to produce organic molecules. A conserved and efficient network of light-dependent regulatory modules could be at the bases of this success. This regulatory system conferred early advantages to phototrophic eukaryotes that allowed for specialization, complex developmental processes and modern plant characteristics. We have studied light-dependent gene regulatory modules from algae to plants employing integrative-omics approaches based on gene co-expression networks. Our study reveals some remarkably conserved ways in which eukaryotic phototrophs deal with day length and light signaling. Here we describe how a family of Arabidopsis transcription factors involved in photoperiod response has evolved from a single algal gene according to the innovation, amplification and divergence theory of gene evolution by duplication. These modifications of the gene co-expression networks from the ancient unicellular green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to the modern brassica Arabidopsis thaliana may hint on the evolution and specialization of plants and other organisms. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España |
Identificador del proyecto | CSD2007-00057
BIO2011-28847-C02-00 P08-AGR- 03582 |
Cita | Romero Campero, F.J., Lucas Reina, E., Said, F.E., Romero Rodríguez, J.M. y Valverde Albacete, F. (2013). A contribution to the study of plant development evolution based on gene co-expression networks. Frontiers in plant science, 4, 29. |
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