Multiple classes of transcription factors regulate the expression of VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7, a master switch of xylem vessel differentiation.

Expression of VASCULAR-RELATED NAC-DOMAIN7, a Master Switch of Xylem Vessel Differentiation Hitoshi Endo, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Taizo Tamura, Yoshimi Nakano, Nobuyuki Nishikubo, Arata Yoneda, Ko Kato, Minoru Kubo, Shinya Kajita, Yoshihiro Katayama, Misato Ohtani and Taku Demura* Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192 Japan Division of Strategic Research and Development, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, 338-8570 Japan PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012 Japan RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan Center for Frontier Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192 Japan Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8588 Japan College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880 Japan Biomass Engineering Program Cooperation Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan Present address: Research and Development Division, Oji Holdings Corporation, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8558 Japan. *Corresponding author: E-mail, demura@bs.naist.jp; Fax, +81-743-72-5469. (Received July 21, 2014; Accepted September 18, 2014)