Doyle, Mark R., Davis, Seth J., Bastow, Ruth, McWatters, Harriet G., Kozma-Bognar, Laszlo, Nagy, Ferenc, 1952-, Millar, A. J. (Andrew J.) and Amasino, Richard M.. (2002) The ELF4 gene controls circadian rhythms and flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature, 419 (6902). pp. 74-77. ISSN 0028-0836

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Abstract

Many plants use day length as an environmental cue to ensure proper timing of the switch from vegetative to reproductive growth. Day-length sensing involves an interaction between the relative length of day and night, and endogenous rhythms that are controlled by the plant circadian clock(1). Thus, plants with defects in circadian regulation cannot properly regulate the timing of the floral transition(2). Here we describe the gene EARLY FLOWERING 4 (ELF4), which is involved in photoperiod perception and circadian regulation. ELF4 promotes clock accuracy and is required for sustained rhythms in the absence of daily light/dark cycles. elf4 mutants show attenuated expression of CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1), a gene that is thought to function as a central oscillator component(3,4). In addition, elf4 plants transiently show output rhythms with highly variable period lengths before becoming arrhythmic. Mutations in elf4 result in early flowering in non-inductive photoperiods, which is probably caused by elevated amounts of CONSTANS (CO), a gene that promotes floral induction(5).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010)
Journal or Publication Title:	Nature
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:	0028-0836
Date:	5 September 2002
Volume:	419
Number:	6902
Number of Pages:	4
Page Range:	pp. 74-77
Identification Number:	10.1038/nature00954
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/10643

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