Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy

Fruits exhibit a vast array of different 3D shapes, from simple spheres and cylinders to more complex curved forms; however, the mechanism by which growth is oriented and coordinated to generate this diversity of forms is unclear. Here, we compare the growth patterns and orientations for two very di...

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Main Authors: Eldridge, T., Langowski, L., Stacey, Natasha, Jantzen, F., Moubayidin, L., Sicard, A., Southam, P., Kennaway, R., Lenhard, M., Coen, E.S., Ostergaard, L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Company of Biologists 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83023
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author Eldridge, T.
Langowski, L.
Stacey, Natasha
Jantzen, F.
Moubayidin, L.
Sicard, A.
Southam, P.
Kennaway, R.
Lenhard, M.
Coen, E.S.
Ostergaard, L.
author_browse Coen, E.S.
Eldridge, T.
Jantzen, F.
Kennaway, R.
Langowski, L.
Lenhard, M.
Moubayidin, L.
Ostergaard, L.
Sicard, A.
Southam, P.
Stacey, Natasha
author_facet Eldridge, T.
Langowski, L.
Stacey, Natasha
Jantzen, F.
Moubayidin, L.
Sicard, A.
Southam, P.
Kennaway, R.
Lenhard, M.
Coen, E.S.
Ostergaard, L.
author_sort Eldridge, T.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Fruits exhibit a vast array of different 3D shapes, from simple spheres and cylinders to more complex curved forms; however, the mechanism by which growth is oriented and coordinated to generate this diversity of forms is unclear. Here, we compare the growth patterns and orientations for two very different fruit shapes in the Brassicaceae: the heart-shaped Capsella rubella silicle and the near-cylindrical Arabidopsis thaliana silique. We show, through a combination of clonal and morphological analyses, that the different shapes involve different patterns of anisotropic growth during three phases. These experimental data can be accounted for by a tissue-level model in which specified growth rates vary in space and time and are oriented by a proximodistal polarity field. The resulting tissue conflicts lead to deformation of the tissue as it grows. The model allows us to identify tissue-specific and temporally specific activities required to obtain the individual shapes. One such activity may be provided by the valve-identity gene FRUITFULL, which we show through comparative mutant analysis to modulate fruit shape during post-fertilisation growth of both species. Simple modulations of the model presented here can also broadly account for the variety of shapes in other Brassicaceae species, thus providing a simplified framework for fruit development and shape diversity.
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spelling CGSpace830232024-01-08T18:54:14Z Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy Eldridge, T. Langowski, L. Stacey, Natasha Jantzen, F. Moubayidin, L. Sicard, A. Southam, P. Kennaway, R. Lenhard, M. Coen, E.S. Ostergaard, L. brassicaceae fruit fruit growing research Fruits exhibit a vast array of different 3D shapes, from simple spheres and cylinders to more complex curved forms; however, the mechanism by which growth is oriented and coordinated to generate this diversity of forms is unclear. Here, we compare the growth patterns and orientations for two very different fruit shapes in the Brassicaceae: the heart-shaped Capsella rubella silicle and the near-cylindrical Arabidopsis thaliana silique. We show, through a combination of clonal and morphological analyses, that the different shapes involve different patterns of anisotropic growth during three phases. These experimental data can be accounted for by a tissue-level model in which specified growth rates vary in space and time and are oriented by a proximodistal polarity field. The resulting tissue conflicts lead to deformation of the tissue as it grows. The model allows us to identify tissue-specific and temporally specific activities required to obtain the individual shapes. One such activity may be provided by the valve-identity gene FRUITFULL, which we show through comparative mutant analysis to modulate fruit shape during post-fertilisation growth of both species. Simple modulations of the model presented here can also broadly account for the variety of shapes in other Brassicaceae species, thus providing a simplified framework for fruit development and shape diversity. 2016-09-15 2017-08-08T15:18:32Z 2017-08-08T15:18:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83023 en Open Access Company of Biologists Eldridge, T., Langowski, L., Stacey, N., Jantzen, F., Moubayidin, L., Sicard, A., Southam, P., Kennaway, R., Lenhard, M., Coen, E.S. and Ostergaard, L. 2016. Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy. Development 143(18):3394–3406.
spellingShingle brassicaceae
fruit
fruit growing
research
Eldridge, T.
Langowski, L.
Stacey, Natasha
Jantzen, F.
Moubayidin, L.
Sicard, A.
Southam, P.
Kennaway, R.
Lenhard, M.
Coen, E.S.
Ostergaard, L.
Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title_full Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title_fullStr Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title_full_unstemmed Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title_short Fruit shape diversity in the Brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
title_sort fruit shape diversity in the brassicaceae is generated by varying patterns of anisotropy
topic brassicaceae
fruit
fruit growing
research
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83023
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