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First published online 4 October 2006
doi: 10.1242/dev.02602

Development 133, 4211-4218 (2006)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2006
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Arabidopsis microRNA167 controls patterns of ARF6 and ARF8 expression, and regulates both female and male reproduction

Miin-Feng Wu, Qing Tian* and Jason W. Reed{dagger}

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Biology, CB #3280, Coker Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA.

{dagger} Author for correspondence (e-mail: jreed{at}email.unc.edu)

Accepted 30 August 2006

In flowering plants, diploid sporophytic tissues in ovules and anthers support meiosis and subsequent haploid gametophyte development. These analogous reproductive functions suggest that common mechanisms may regulate ovule and anther development. Two Arabidopsis Auxin Response Factors, ARF6 and ARF8, regulate gynoecium and stamen development in immature flowers. Wild-type pollen grew poorly in arf6 arf8 gynoecia, correlating with ARF6 and ARF8 expression in style and transmitting tract. ARF6 and ARF8 transcripts are cleavage targets of the microRNA miR167, and overexpressing miR167 mimicked arf6 arf8 phenotypes. Mutations in the miR167 target sites of ARF6 or ARF8 caused ectopic expression of these genes in domains of both ovules and anthers where miR167 was normally present. As a result, ovule integuments had arrested growth, and anthers grew abnormally and failed to release pollen. Thus, miR167 is essential for correct patterning of gene expression, and for fertility of both ovules and anthers. The essential patterning function of miR167 contrasts with cases from animals in which miRNAs reinforce or maintain transcriptionally established gene expression patterns.

Key words: Auxin response factor, microRNA, Ovule, Anther, Arabidopsis




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