![]() ![]() The finding that HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII also function in shade avoidance suggests that this module is at the nexus of patterning and growth promotion. ![]() ![]() ![]() Taken together, our findings unravel a so far unappreciated role for an HD-ZIPII/HD-ZIPIII module required for dorso-ventral patterning of leaves. Conversely, overexpression of HAT3 results in adaxialized leaf development. Loss-of-function mutations in these two HD-ZIPII genes ( athb4 hat3) results in severely abaxialized, entirely radialized leaves. Here we show that besides responding to shade, ATHB4 and HAT3 have a critical role in establishing the dorso-ventral axis in cotyledons and developing leaves. Furthermore, we could demonstrate a novel role for HD-ZIPIII in shade-induced promotion of growth. We recently showed that REVOLUTA (REV), a member of the HD-ZIPIII family, directly and positively regulates the expression of several genes involved in shade-induced growth, such as those encoding HD-ZIPII factors HAT2, HAT3, ATHB2/HAT4 and ATHB4, and of the components of the auxin biosynthesis pathway YUCCA5 and TAA1. HD-ZIP members of the class III (HD-ZIPIII), by contrast, are involved in basic patterning processes. Several members of the class II homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIPII) transcription factor family have been shown to play an instrumental role in the responses to shade. In response to plant proximity or canopy shade, plants can react by altering elongation growth and development. ![]()
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