Role of transcriptional regulation in the evolution of plant phenotype: A dynamic systems approach

Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists
Emiliano Rodríguez-MegaAdriana Garay-Arroyo

Abstract

A growing body of evidence suggests that alterations in transcriptional regulation of genes involved in modulating development are an important part of phenotypic evolution, and this can be documented among species and within populations. While the effects of differential transcriptional regulation in organismal development have been preferentially studied in animal systems, this phenomenon has also been addressed in plants. In this review, we summarize evidence for cis-regulatory mutations, trans-regulatory changes and epigenetic modifications as molecular events underlying important phenotypic alterations, and thus shaping the evolution of plant development. We postulate that a mechanistic understanding of why such molecular alterations have a key role in development, morphology and evolution will have to rely on dynamic models of complex regulatory networks that consider the concerted action of genetic and nongenetic components, and that also incorporate the restrictions underlying the genotype to phenotype mapping process. Developmental Dynamics 244:1074-1095, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Oct 3, 2015·Molecular Biology and Evolution·Jose M MuiñoKerstin Kaufmann
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