TY  - JOUR
A1  - Johnson, Kim L.
A1  - Ramm, Sascha
A1  - Kappel, Christian
A1  - Ward, Sally
A1  - Leyser, Ottoline
A1  - Sakamoto, Tomoaki
A1  - Kurata, Tetsuya
A1  - Bevan, Michael W.
A1  - Lenhard, Michael
T1  - The Tinkerbell (Tink) Mutation Identifies the Dual-Specificity MAPK Phosphatase INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC ACID-RESPONSE5 (IBR5) as a Novel Regulator of Organ Size in Arabidopsis
JF  - PLoS one
N2  - Mitogen-activated dual-specificity MAPK phosphatases are important negative regulators in the MAPK signalling pathways responsible for many essential processes in plants. In a screen for mutants with reduced organ size we have identified a mutation in the active site of the dual-specificity MAPK phosphatase INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC ACID-RESPONSE5 (IBR5) that we named tinkerbell (tink) due to its small size. Analysis of the tink mutant indicates that IBR5 acts as a novel regulator of organ size that changes the rate of growth in petals and leaves. Organ size and shape regulation by IBR5 acts independently of the KLU growth-regulatory pathway. Microarray analysis of tink/ibr5-6 mutants identified a likely role for this phosphatase in male gametophyte development. We show that IBR5 may influence the size and shape of petals through auxin and TCP growth regulatory pathways.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131103
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 10
IS  - 7
PB  - PLoS
CY  - San Fransisco
ER  -