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Uzair M, Urquidi Camacho RA, Liu Z, Overholt AM, DeGennaro D, Zhang L, Herron BS, Hong T, Shpak ED. An updated model of shoot apical meristem regulation by ERECTA family and CLAVATA3 signaling pathways in Arabidopsis. Development 2024; 151:dev202870. [PMID: 38814747 DOI: 10.1242/dev.202870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The shoot apical meristem (SAM) gives rise to the aboveground organs of plants. The size of the SAM is relatively constant due to the balance between stem cell replenishment and cell recruitment into new organs. In angiosperms, the transcription factor WUSCHEL (WUS) promotes stem cell proliferation in the central zone of the SAM. WUS forms a negative feedback loop with a signaling pathway activated by CLAVATA3 (CLV3). In the periphery of the SAM, the ERECTA family receptors (ERfs) constrain WUS and CLV3 expression. Here, we show that four ligands of ERfs redundantly inhibit the expression of these two genes. Transcriptome analysis confirmed that WUS and CLV3 are the main targets of ERf signaling and uncovered new ones. Analysis of promoter reporters indicated that the WUS expression domain mostly overlaps with the CLV3 domain and does not shift along the apical-basal axis in clv3 mutants. Our three-dimensional mathematical model captured gene expression distributions at the single-cell level under various perturbed conditions. Based on our findings, CLV3 regulates cellular levels of WUS mostly through autocrine signaling, and ERfs regulate the spatial expression of WUS, preventing its encroachment into the peripheral zone.
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- Muhammad Uzair
- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- UT-ORNL Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- UT-ORNL Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- UT-ORNL Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Sun Y, Zhou K, Wang X, Li X, Zhang X, Han N, Zhang J, Chen S. Identification and characterization of CsERECTA, a major gene controlling stem elongation through regulating GA biosynthesis in cucumber. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:151. [PMID: 38849610 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04660-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Dwarfing is an ideal agronomic trait in crop breeding, which can improve lodging resistance and increase crop productivity. In this study, we identified a dwarf mutant cp-3 from an EMS-mutagenized population, which had extremely short internodes, and the cell length and number of internodes were significantly reduced. Meanwhile, exogenous GA3 treatment partially rescued the plant height of the cp-3. Inheritance analysis showed that the cp-3 mutant was regulated via a recessive nuclear locus. A candidate gene, CsERECTA, encoding an LRR receptor-like serine/threonine-protein kinase, was cloned through a map-based cloning strategy. Sequence analysis showed that a nucleotide mutation (C ~ T) in exon 26 of CsERECTA led to premature termination of the protein. Subsequently, two transgenic lines were generated using the CRISPR/Cas9 system, and they showed plant dwarfing. Plant endogenous hormones quantitative and RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that GA3 content and the expression levels of genes related to GA biosynthesis were significantly reduced in Cser knockout mutants. Meanwhile, exogenous GA3 treatment partially rescued the dwarf phenotype of Cser knockout mutants. These findings revealed that CsERECTA controls stem elongation by regulating GA biosynthesis in cucumber.
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- Yinhui Sun
- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
- Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Yangling, 712100, China.
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Chen D, Xu Y, Li J, Shiba H, Ezura H, Wang N. ERECTA Modulates Seed Germination and Fruit Development via Auxin Signaling in Tomato. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4754. [PMID: 38731974 PMCID: PMC11084166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) breeding for improved fruit quality emphasizes selecting for desirable taste and characteristics, as well as enhancing disease resistance and yield. Seed germination is the initial step in the plant life cycle and directly affects crop productivity and yield. ERECTA (ER) is a receptor-like kinase (RLK) family protein known for its involvement in diverse developmental processes. We characterized a Micro-Tom EMS mutant designated as a knock-out mutant of sler. Our research reveals that SlER plays a central role in controlling critical traits such as inflorescence development, seed number, and seed germination. The elevation in auxin levels and alterations in the expression of ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 3 (ABI3) and ABI5 in sler seeds compared to the WT indicate that SlER modulates seed germination via auxin and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling. Additionally, we detected an increase in auxin content in the sler ovary and changes in the expression of auxin synthesis genes YUCCA flavin monooxygenases 1 (YUC1), YUC4, YUC5, and YUC6 as well as auxin response genes AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 5 (ARF5) and ARF7, suggesting that SlER regulates fruit development via auxin signaling.
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- Daoyun Chen
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan; (D.C.); (Y.X.); (J.L.); (H.S.); (H.E.)
- Tsukuba Plant Innovation Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Ibaraki, Japan
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Lindsay P, Swentowsky KW, Jackson D. Cultivating potential: Harnessing plant stem cells for agricultural crop improvement. MOLECULAR PLANT 2024; 17:50-74. [PMID: 38130059 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Meristems are stem cell-containing structures that produce all plant organs and are therefore important targets for crop improvement. Developmental regulators control the balance and rate of cell divisions within the meristem. Altering these regulators impacts meristem architecture and, as a consequence, plant form. In this review, we discuss genes involved in regulating the shoot apical meristem, inflorescence meristem, axillary meristem, root apical meristem, and vascular cambium in plants. We highlight several examples showing how crop breeders have manipulated developmental regulators to modify meristem growth and alter crop traits such as inflorescence size and branching patterns. Plant transformation techniques are another innovation related to plant meristem research because they make crop genome engineering possible. We discuss recent advances on plant transformation made possible by studying genes controlling meristem development. Finally, we conclude with discussions about how meristem research can contribute to crop improvement in the coming decades.
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- Penelope Lindsay
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA; National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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Walker CH, Ware A, Šimura J, Ljung K, Wilson Z, Bennett T. Cytokinin signaling regulates two-stage inflorescence arrest in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 191:479-495. [PMID: 36331332 PMCID: PMC9806609 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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To maximize reproductive success, flowering plants must correctly time entry and exit from the reproductive phase. While much is known about mechanisms that regulate initiation of flowering, end-of-flowering remains largely uncharacterized. End-of-flowering in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) consists of quasi-synchronous arrest of inflorescences, but it is unclear how arrest is correctly timed with respect to environmental stimuli and reproductive success. Here, we showed that Arabidopsis inflorescence arrest is a complex developmental phenomenon, which includes the arrest of the inflorescence meristem (IM), coupled with a separable "floral arrest" of all unopened floral primordia; these events occur well before visible inflorescence arrest. We showed that global inflorescence removal delays both IM and floral arrest, but that local fruit removal only delays floral arrest, emphasizing their separability. We tested whether cytokinin regulates inflorescence arrest, and found that cytokinin signaling dynamics mirror IM activity, while cytokinin treatment can delay both IM and floral arrest. We further showed that gain-of-function cytokinin receptor mutants can delay IM and floral arrest; conversely, loss-of-function mutants prevented the extension of flowering in response to inflorescence removal. Collectively, our data suggest that the dilution of cytokinin among an increasing number of sink organs leads to end-of-flowering in Arabidopsis by triggering IM and floral arrest.
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- Catriona H Walker
- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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Chow HT, Kendall T, Mosher RA. A novel CLAVATA1 mutation causes multilocularity in Brassica rapa. PLANT DIRECT 2023; 7:e476. [PMID: 36628155 PMCID: PMC9822770 DOI: 10.1002/pld3.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Locules are the seed-bearing structure of fruits. Multiple locules are associated with increased fruit size and seed set, and therefore, control of locule number is an important agronomic trait. Locule number is controlled in part by the CLAVATA-WUSCHEL pathway. Disruption of either the CLAVATA1 receptor-like kinase or its ligand CLAVATA3 can cause larger floral meristems and an increased number of locules. In an EMS mutagenized population of Brassica rapa, we identified a mutant allele that raises the number of locules from four to a range of from six to eight. Linkage mapping and genetic analysis support that the mutant phenotype is due to a missense mutation in a CLAVATA 1 (CLV1) homolog. In addition to increased locule number, additional internal gynoecia are formed in brclv1 individuals, suggesting a failure to terminate floral meristem development, which results in decreased seed production.
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- Hiu Tung Chow
- School of Plant SciencesThe University of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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- School of Plant SciencesThe University of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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Jiang H, Chen Y, Liu Y, Shang J, Sun X, Du J. Multifaceted roles of the ERECTA family in plant organ morphogenesis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:7208-7218. [PMID: 36056777 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) can participate in multiple signalling pathways and are considered one of the most critical components of the early events of intercellular signalling. As an RLK, the ERECTA family (ERf), which comprises ERECTA (ER), ERECTA-Like1 (ERL1), and ERECTA-Like2 (ERL2) in Arabidopsis, regulates multiple signalling pathways in plant growth and development. Despite its indispensability, detailed information on ERf-manipulated signalling pathways remains elusive. In this review, we attempt to summarize the essential roles of the ERf in plant organ morphogenesis, including shoot apical meristem, stem, and reproductive organ development.
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- Hengke Jiang
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Research Center for Modern Agriculture of the Middle East, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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DeGennaro D, Urquidi Camacho RA, Zhang L, Shpak ED. Initiation of aboveground organ primordia depends on combined action of auxin, ERECTA family genes, and PINOID. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 190:794-812. [PMID: 35703946 PMCID: PMC9434323 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Leaves and flowers are produced by the shoot apical meristem (SAM) at a certain distance from its center, a process that requires the hormone auxin. The amount of auxin and the pattern of its distribution in the initiation zone determine the size and spatial arrangement of organ primordia. Auxin gradients in the SAM are formed by PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux carriers whose polar localization in the plasma membrane depends on the protein kinase PINOID (PID). Previous work determined that ERECTA (ER) family genes (ERfs) control initiation of leaves. ERfs are plasma membrane receptors that enable cell-to-cell communication by sensing extracellular small proteins from the EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR/EPF-LIKE (EPF/EPFL) family. Here, we investigated whether ERfs regulate initiation of organs by altering auxin distribution or signaling in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Genetic and pharmacological data suggested that ERfs do not regulate organogenesis through PINs while transcriptomics data showed that ERfs do not alter primary transcriptional responses to auxin. Our results indicated that in the absence of ERf signaling the peripheral zone cells inefficiently initiate leaves in response to auxin signals and that increased accumulation of auxin in the er erecta-like1 (erl1) erl2 SAM can partially rescue organ initiation defects. We propose that both auxin and ERfs are essential for leaf initiation and that they have common downstream targets. Genetic data also indicated that the role of PID in initiation of cotyledons and leaves cannot be attributed solely to regulation of PIN polarity and PID is likely to have other functions in addition to regulation of auxin distribution.
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- Daniel DeGennaro
- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Long Y, Yang Y, Pan G, Shen Y. New Insights Into Tissue Culture Plant-Regeneration Mechanisms. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:926752. [PMID: 35845646 PMCID: PMC9280033 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.926752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant regeneration occurs when plants repair or replace damaged structures based on the totipotency and pluripotency of their cells. Tissue culture is one of the most widely used regenerative technologies. Recently, a series of breakthroughs were made in the study of plant regeneration. This review summarizes two regenerative pathways in tissue culture: somatic embryogenesis and de novo organogenesis. Furthermore, we review the environmental factors influencing plant regeneration from explant sources, basal culture medium, plant growth regulators, and light/dark treatment. Additionally, we analyse the molecular mechanisms underlying two pathways. This knowledge will promote an understanding of the fundamental principles of plant regeneration from precursor cells and lay a solid foundation for applying plant micropropagation and genetic modification.
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- Yun Long
- Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China
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- Nanchong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Shimotohno A. Illuminating the molecular mechanisms underlying shoot apical meristem homeostasis in plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2022; 39:19-28. [PMID: 35800970 PMCID: PMC9200092 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.0213a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Unlike animals, terrestrial plants are sessile and able to give rise to new organs throughout their lifetime. In the most extreme cases, they can survive for over a thousand years. With such protracted life cycles, plants have evolved sophisticated strategies to adapt to variable environments by coordinating their morphology as well as their growth, and have consequently acquired a high degree of developmental plasticity, which is supported by small groups of long-lived stem cells found in proliferative centers called meristems. Shoot apical meristems (SAMs) contain multipotent stem cells and provide a microenvironment that ensures both a self-renewable reservoir, to produce primordia and sustain growth, and a differentiating population that develops into all of the above-ground organs of land plants. The homeodomain transcription factor WUSCHEL (WUS) is expressed in the organizing center and acts as a master regulator to govern shoot stem cell homeostasis. In this review, I highlight recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and signaling networks that underlie SAM maintenance, and discuss how plants utilize WUS to integrate intrinsic and extrinsic cues.
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- Akie Shimotohno
- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
- E-mail: Tel: +81-52-789-2841 Fax: +81-52-789-3240
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Cui Y, Lu X, Gou X. Receptor-like protein kinases in plant reproduction: Current understanding and future perspectives. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 3:100273. [PMID: 35059634 PMCID: PMC8760141 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2021.100273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Reproduction is a crucial process in the life span of flowering plants, and directly affects human basic requirements in agriculture, such as grain yield and quality. Typical receptor-like protein kinases (RLKs) are a large family of membrane proteins sensing extracellular signals to regulate plant growth, development, and stress responses. In Arabidopsis thaliana and other plant species, RLK-mediated signaling pathways play essential roles in regulating the reproductive process by sensing different ligand signals. Molecular understanding of the reproductive process is vital from the perspective of controlling male and female fertility. Here, we summarize the roles of RLKs during plant reproduction at the genetic and molecular levels, including RLK-mediated floral organ development, ovule and anther development, and embryogenesis. In addition, the possible molecular regulatory patterns of those RLKs with unrevealed mechanisms during reproductive development are discussed. We also point out the thought-provoking questions raised by the research on these plant RLKs during reproduction for future investigation.
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Song XF, Hou XL, Liu CM. CLE peptides: critical regulators for stem cell maintenance in plants. PLANTA 2021; 255:5. [PMID: 34841457 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03791-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant CLE peptides, which regulate stem cell maintenance in shoot and root meristems and in vascular bundles through LRR family receptor kinases, are novel, complex, and to some extent conserved. Over the past two decades, peptide ligands of the CLAVATA3 (CLV3) /Embryo Surrounding Region (CLE) family have been recognized as critical short- and long-distance communication signals in plants, especially for stem cell homeostasis, cell fate determination and physiological responses. Stem cells located at the shoot apical meristem (SAM), the root apical meristem (RAM) and the procambium divide and differentiate into specialized cells that form a variety of tissues such as epidermis, ground tissues, xylem and phloem. In the SAM of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), the CLV3 peptide restricts the number of stem cells via leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-type receptor kinases. In the RAM, root-active CLE peptides are critical negative regulators, while ROOT GROWTH FACTOR (RGF) peptides are positive regulators in stem cell maintenance. Among those root-active CLE peptides, CLE25 promotes, while CLE45 inhibits phloem differentiation. In vascular bundles, TRACHEARY ELEMENT DIFFERENTIATION INHIBITORY FACTOR (TDIF)/CLE41/CLE44 promotes procambium cell division, and prevents xylem differentiation. Orthologs of CLV3 have been identified in liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), rice (Oryza sativa), maize (Zea mays) and lotus (Lotus japonicas), suggesting that CLV3 is an evolutionarily conserved signal in stem cell maintenance. However, functional characterization of endogenous CLE peptides and corresponding receptor kinases, and the downstream signal transduction has been challenging due to their genome-wide redundancies and rapid evolution.
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- Xiu-Fen Song
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Schlegel J, Denay G, Wink R, Pinto KG, Stahl Y, Schmid J, Blümke P, Simon RGW. Control of Arabidopsis shoot stem cell homeostasis by two antagonistic CLE peptide signalling pathways. eLife 2021; 10:e70934. [PMID: 34643181 PMCID: PMC8594942 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Stem cell homeostasis in plant shoot meristems requires tight coordination between stem cell proliferation and cell differentiation. In Arabidopsis, stem cells express the secreted dodecapeptide CLAVATA3 (CLV3), which signals through the leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-receptor kinase CLAVATA1 (CLV1) and related CLV1-family members to downregulate expression of the homeodomain transcription factor WUSCHEL (WUS). WUS protein moves from cells below the stem cell domain to the meristem tip and promotes stem cell identity, together with CLV3 expression, generating a negative feedback loop. How stem cell activity in the meristem centre is coordinated with organ initiation and cell differentiation at the periphery is unknown. We show here that the CLE40 gene, encoding a secreted peptide closely related to CLV3, is expressed in the SAM in differentiating cells in a pattern complementary to that of CLV3. CLE40 promotes WUS expression via BAM1, a CLV1-family receptor, and CLE40 expression is in turn repressed in a WUS-dependent manner. Together, CLE40-BAM1-WUS establish a second negative feedback loop. We propose that stem cell homeostasis is achieved through two intertwined pathways that adjust WUS activity and incorporate information on the size of the stem cell domain, via CLV3-CLV1, and on cell differentiation via CLE40-BAM1.
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- Jenia Schlegel
- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics and Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences, Heinrich Heine UniversityDüsseldorfGermany
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Nidhi S, Preciado J, Tie L. Knox homologs shoot meristemless (STM) and KNAT6 are epistatic to CLAVATA3 (CLV3) during shoot meristem development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:6291-6302. [PMID: 34417947 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06622-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Arabidopsis, the genes SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) and CLAVATA3 (CLV3) antagonistically regulate shoot meristem development. STM is essential for both development and maintenance of the meristem, as stm mutants fail to develop a shoot meristem. CLV3, on the other hand, negatively regulates meristem proliferation, and clv3 mutants possess an enlarged shoot meristem. Genetic interaction studies revealed that stm and clv3 dominantly suppress each other's phenotypes. STM works in conjunction with its closely related homologue KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX GENE 6 (KNAT6) to promote meristem development and organ separation, as stm knat6 double mutants fail to form shoot meristem and produce a fused cotyledon. RESULTS In this study, we show that clv3 fails to promote shoot meristem formation in stm-1 background if we also remove KNAT6. stm-1 knat6 clv3 triple mutants result in shoot meristem termination and produce fused cotyledons similar to stm knat6 double mutant. Notably, the stm-1 knat6 and stm-1 knat6 clv3 alleles lack tissue in the presumed region of SAM that is a novel phenotype reported in Arabidopsis mutants. stm-1 knat6 clv3 also showed reduced inflorescence size as compared to clv3 single or stm clv3 double mutants. CONCLUSION In contrast to previously published data, these data suggest that STM and KNAT6 are redundantly required for the vegetative SAM, but insufficient for the inflorescence meristem.
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- Sharma Nidhi
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford, CA, USA. .,Carnegie Institute of Science, Stanford, CA, USA.
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. .,Carnegie Institute of Science, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Blümke P, Schlegel J, Gonzalez-Ferrer C, Becher S, Pinto KG, Monaghan J, Simon R. Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase MAZZA mediates developmental processes with CLAVATA1 family receptors in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:4853-4870. [PMID: 33909893 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The receptor-like kinases (RLKs) CLAVATA1 (CLV1) and BARELY ANY MERISTEMs (BAM1-BAM3) form the CLV1 family (CLV1f), which perceives peptides of the CLV3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION (ESR)-related (CLE) family within various signaling pathways of Arabidopsis thaliana. CLE peptide signaling, which is required for meristem size control, vascular development, and pathogen responses, involves the formation of receptor complexes at the plasma membrane. These complexes comprise RLKs and co-receptors in varying compositions depending on the signaling context, and regulate expression of target genes, such as WUSCHEL (WUS). How the CLE signal is transmitted intracellularly after perception at the plasma membrane is not known in detail. Here, we found that the membrane-associated receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase (RLCK) MAZZA (MAZ) and additional members of the Pti1-like protein family interact in vivo with CLV1f receptors. MAZ, which is widely expressed throughout the plant, localizes to the plasma membrane via post-translational palmitoylation, potentially enabling stimulus-triggered protein re-localization. We identified a role for a CLV1-MAZ signaling module during stomatal and root development, and redundancy could potentially mask other phenotypes of maz mutants. We propose that MAZ, and related RLCKs, mediate CLV1f signaling in a variety of developmental contexts, paving the way towards understanding the intracellular processes after CLE peptide perception.
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- Patrick Blümke
- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Queen's University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston ON K7L 3N6,Canada
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Queen's University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston ON K7L 3N6,Canada
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- Institute for Developmental Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Gookin TE, Assmann SM. Cantil: a previously unreported organ in wild-type Arabidopsis regulated by FT, ERECTA and heterotrimeric G proteins. Development 2021; 148:269072. [PMID: 34129030 DOI: 10.1242/dev.195545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We describe a previously unreported macroscopic Arabidopsis organ, the cantil, named for its 'cantilever' function of holding the pedicel at a distance from the stem. Cantil development is strongest at the first nodes after the vegetative to reproductive inflorescence transition; cantil magnitude and frequency decrease acropetally. Cantils develop in wild-type Arabidopsis accessions (e.g. Col-0, Ws and Di-G) as a consequence of delayed flowering in short days; cantil formation is observed in long days when flowering is delayed by null mutation of the floral regulator FLOWERING LOCUS T. The receptor-like kinase ERECTA is a global positive regulator of cantil formation; therefore, cantils never form in the Arabidopsis strain Ler. ERECTA functions genetically upstream of heterotrimeric G proteins. Cantil expressivity is repressed by the specific heterotrimeric complex subunits GPA1, AGB1 and AGG3, which also play independent roles: GPA1 suppresses distal spurs at cantil termini, while AGB1 and AGG3 suppress ectopic epidermal rippling. These G protein mutant traits are recapitulated in long-day flowering gpa1-3 ft-10 plants, demonstrating that cantils, spurs and ectopic rippling occur as a function of delayed phase transition, rather than as a function of photoperiod per se.
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- Timothy E Gookin
- Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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