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Enrico Coen1, Anne-Gaëlle Rolland-Lagan, Mark Matthews

  • 1Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom. enrico.coen@bbsrc.ac.uk

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|February 13, 2004
PubMed
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Understanding plant development requires linking gene expression to shape. This study uses mechanistic models and experimental data to explain how gene action influences growth parameters and biological shape changes.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Gene expression patterns are well-studied during development, but their link to biological shape changes is less understood.
  • Plant development offers a simplified system to study shape due to limited cell movement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To bridge the gap between gene expression and biological shape by developing conceptual and experimental approaches.
  • To understand how gene action influences and responds to growth parameters governing plant shape.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing mechanistic models that integrate regional identities, regionalizing morphogens, and polarizing morphogens.
  • Incorporating these interactions within a growing framework to simulate shape changes and gene expression.
  • Comparing model predictions with experimental observations of normal and mutant plant growth.

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Main Results:

  • The study proposes a framework to model how gene expression influences plant growth parameters (rate, anisotropy, direction, rotation).
  • Mechanistic models can generate realistic shape changes and associated gene expression patterns based on specific hypotheses.
  • The approach allows for iterative refinement of hypotheses through comparison with experimental data.

Conclusions:

  • A mechanistic modeling approach can effectively link gene expression to the control of biological shape in plants.
  • This integrated approach facilitates the study of developmental processes and the formulation of new hypotheses.
  • The principles are illustrated using snapdragon petal growth, demonstrating their applicability.