CRY-DASH gene expression is under the control of the circadian clock machinery in tomato

FEBS Lett. 2006 Aug 21;580(19):4618-24. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.044. Epub 2006 Jul 21.

Abstract

Recently a new member of the blue-light photoreceptor family, CRY-DASH, was reported in Arabidopsis, though its distinctive biological functions are still unclear. We characterized the CRY-DASH gene of tomato and evidenced that its mRNA is expressed in both seeds and adult organs showing diurnal and circadian fluctuations. Moreover, the CRY-DASH transcription pattern is altered in both in a cry1a mutant and in a transgenic CRY2 overexpressor suggesting that CRY-DASH regulation must be mediated at least partially by an interaction of CRY1a and CRY2 with the timekeeping mechanism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Circadian Rhythm / genetics*
  • Flavoproteins / chemistry
  • Flavoproteins / genetics*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Solanum lycopersicum / genetics*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / physiology*

Substances

  • Flavoproteins