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How to Evolve a Perianth: A Review of Cadastral Mechanisms for Perianth Identity

Marie Monniaux

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The flower of angiosperms is considered to be a major evolutionary innovation that impacted the whole biome. In particular, two properties of the flower are classically linked to its ecological success: bisexuality and a differentiated perianth with sepals and petals. Although the molecular basis for floral organ identity is well understood in extant species and summarized in the famous ABC model, how perianth identity appeared during evolution is still unknown. Here we propose that cadastral mechanisms that maintain reproductive organ identities to the center of the flower could have supported perianth evolution. In particular, repressing Band C-class genes expression toward the inner whorls of the flower, is a key process to isolate domains with sepal and petal identity in the outer whorls. We review from the literature in model species the diverse regulators that repress Band C-class genes expression to the center of the flower. This review highlights the existence of both unique and conserved repressors between species, and possible candidates to investigate further in order to shed light on perianth evolution.
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hal-02349121 , version 1 (05-11-2019)

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Marie Monniaux, Michiel Vandenbussche. How to Evolve a Perianth: A Review of Cadastral Mechanisms for Perianth Identity. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9, ⟨10.3389/fpls.2018.01573⟩. ⟨hal-02349121⟩
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