Table 2.
Function inference of Populus GATA gene clusters (PCs) based on characterized A. thaliana GATA TFs.
| PC name | GATA gene | Biological functions | Subfamily | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC03 | AtGATA25 | Hypocotyl and petiole elongation | III | 50 |
| PC04 | AtGATA28 (ZML2) | Mediation of cryptochrome1-dependent response | 133 | |
| PC08 | AtGATA15 (GATA15) | Cytokinin-regulated development, including greening, hypocotyl elongation, phyllotaxy, floral organ initiation, accessory meristem formation, flowering time, and senescence | II | 135 |
| AtGATA16 (GATA16) | ||||
| PC09 | AtGATA21 (GNC) | a nitrate‐inducible member important for chlorophyll synthesis and glucose sensitivity | 136 | |
| Modulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis (greening) and glutamate synthase (GLU1/Fd-GOGAT) expression | 137, 138 | |||
| Downstream effectors of floral homeotic gene action by controlling two MADS-box TFs | 139 | |||
| Control of convergence of auxin and gibberellin signaling | 140, 141 | |||
| Control of greening, cold tolerance, and flowering time | 142 | |||
| Regulation of chloroplast development, growth, and division as well as photosynthetic activities | 143, 144 | |||
| Cytokinin-regulated development, including greening, hypocotyl elongation, phyllotaxy, floral organ initiation, accessory meristem formation, flowering time, and senescence | 135 | |||
| PIF- and light-regulated stomata formation in hypocotyls | 145 | |||
| PC10 | AtGATA18 (HAN) | Regulation of shoot apical meristem and flower development | 145–149 | |
| Stable establishment of cotyledon identity during embryogenesis | 148 | |||
| Position the proembryo boundary in the early Arabidopsis embryo | 149 | |||
| PC19 | AtGATA2 (GATA-2) | Regulation of light-responsive genes | I | 45 |
| AtGATA4 (GATA-4) | ||||
| PC20 | AtGATA1 (GATA-1) |