GEPHE SUMMARY
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Gephebase Gene
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00001243
Main curator
Arnoult
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait
Trait State in Taxon A
Arabidopsis thaliana- Col0
Trait State in Taxon B
Arabidopsis thaliana- alpine population SAO
Ancestral State
Taxon A
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Latin Name
Common Name
thale cress
Synonyms
thale cress; mouse-ear cress; thale-cress; Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.; Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress); Arabidopsis_thaliana; Arbisopsis thaliana; thale kress
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species
Lineage
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; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; Mesangiospermae; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
Yes
Taxon A Description
Arabidopsis thaliana- Col0
Taxon B
Latin Name
Common Name
thale cress
Synonyms
thale cress; mouse-ear cress; thale-cress; Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.; Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress); Arabidopsis_thaliana; Arbisopsis thaliana; thale kress
Rank
species
Lineage
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; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; Mesangiospermae; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
Yes
Taxon B Description
Arabidopsis thaliana- alpine population SAO
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
GA20OX1
Synonyms
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA GIBBERELLIN 20-OXIDASE 1; AT2301; ATGA20OX1; GA REQUIRING 5; GA5; GIBBERELLIN 20-OXIDASE; T30C3.90; T30C3_90; 20ox1; At2301; At4g25420
String
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the iron/ascorbate-dependent oxidoreductase family. GA20OX subfamily.
GO - Molecular Function
GO:0046872 : metal ion binding
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GO - Biological Process
GO:0009908 : flower development
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GO - Cellular Component
Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
Deletion Size
1-9 bp
Molecular Details of the Mutation
-1bp at position 184 causing premature stop
Experimental Evidence
Main Reference
Authors
Luo Y; Dong X; Yu T; Shi X; Li Z; Yang W; Widmer A; Karrenberg S
Abstract
Alpine dwarfism is widely observed in alpine plant populations and often considered a high-altitude adaptation, yet its molecular basis and ecological relevance remain unclear. In this study, we used map-based cloning and field transplant experiments to investigate dwarfism in natural Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) accessions collected from the Swiss Alps. A loss-of-function mutation due to a single nucleotide deletion in gibberellin20-oxidase1 (GA5) was identified as the cause of dwarfism in an alpine accession. The mutated allele, ga5-184, was found in two natural Arabidopsis populations collected from one geographic region at high altitude, but was different from all other reported ga5 null alleles, suggesting that this allele has evolved locally. In field transplant experiments, the dwarf accession with ga5-184 exhibited a fitness pattern consistent with adaptation to high altitude. Across a wider array of accessions from the Swiss Alps, plant height decreased with altitude of origin, but fitness patterns in the transplant experiments were variable and general altitudinal adaptation was not evident. In general, our study provides new insights into molecular basis and possible ecological roles of alpine dwarfism, and demonstrates the importance of the GA-signaling pathway for the generation of ecologically relevant variation in higher plants.
© 2015 American Society of Plant Biologists. All Rights Reserved.
© 2015 American Society of Plant Biologists. All Rights Reserved.
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COMMENTS
31 populations with the same mutation; out of 43 total dwarfed population
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