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Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39223096

RESUMEN

Root cap cuticles (RCCs), comprising mainly very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), promote salt tolerance by preventing ion influx. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored lipid transfer protein (LTPG)1 and LTPG2 participate in VLCFA deposition in the extracellular region, aiding RCC formation in the lateral roots. In this study, we investigated whether LTPG1 and LTPG2 have similar functions in the primary roots of young Arabidopsis thaliana. Phenotypic analyses, fluorescence microscopy, and RT-qPCR confirmed that NaCl exposure induced LTPG1 and LTPG2 expression and promoted RCC formation in young primary roots. The loss of RCC in the ltpg1 and ltpg2 mutants resulted in increased NaCl sensitivity of root elongation. NaCl also upregulated the expression of several NaCl-responsive genes in ltpg1 and ltpg2. We conclude that RCC formation via LTPG function is pivotal in enhancing salt tolerance in young primary roots.

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Front Plant Sci ; 15: 1363555, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39011301

RESUMEN

Plant synaptotagmins structurally resemble animal synaptotagmins and extended-synaptotagmins. Animal synaptotagmins are well-characterized calcium sensors in membrane trafficking, and extended-synaptotagmins mediate lipid transfer at the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites. Here, we characterize SYNAPTOTAGMIN 4 (SYT4), which belongs to the six-member family in Arabidopsis. Fluorometric GUS assay showed that the SYT4 promoter was strongest in roots and the least active in rosettes and cauline leaves, which was confirmed by qPCR. In seedlings, promoter activity was influenced by several factors, such as plant growth regulators, mannitol, sucrose, polyethylene glycol and cold. GUS histochemistry revealed SYT4 promoter activity in the phloem of all organs and even almost exclusively in sieve element precursors and differentiating sieve elements. Accordingly, the SYT-GFP fusion protein also accumulated in these cells with maximal abundance in sieve element precursors. The protein formed a network in the cytoplasm, but during sieve tube differentiation, it deposited at the cell periphery and disappeared from mature tubes. Using photoconvertible fluorescence technology, we showed that a high abundance of SYT4 protein in meristematic protophloem cells was due to its extensive synthesis. SYT4 protein synthesis was interrupted in differentiating sieve elements, but protein degradation was also reduced. In addition to phloem, the fusion protein was detected in shoot and root stem cell niche as early as the late heart stage of the embryo. We isolated and molecularly and biologically characterized five syt4 T-DNA insertion alleles and subjected them to phenotype analysis. The allele with the C2B domain interrupted by an T-DNA insertion exhibits increased sensitivity to factors such as auxins, osmotics, salicylic acid, sodium chloride, and the absence of sucrose in the root growth test.

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Front Plant Sci ; 15: 1388549, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38721337

RESUMEN

Condensed tannins are common in vegetative tissues of woody plants, including in roots. In hybrid poplar (Populus tremula x alba; also known as P. x canescens) CT assays indicated they were most concentrated in younger white roots and at the root tip. Furthermore, CT-specific staining of embedded tissue sections demonstrated accumulation in root cap cells and adjacent epidermal cells, as well as a more sporadic presence in cortex cells. In older, brown roots as well as roots with secondary growth (cork zone), CT concentration was significantly lower. The insoluble fraction of CTs was greatest in the cork zone. To determine if CT accumulation correlates with nutrient uptake in poplar roots, a microelectrode ion flux measurement (MIFE™) system was used to measure flux along the root axis. Greatest NH4 + uptake was measured near the root tip, but NO3- and Ca2+ did not vary along the root length. In agreement with earlier work, providing poplars with ample nitrogen led to higher accumulation of CTs across root zones. To test the functional importance of CTs in roots directly, CT-modified transgenic plants could be important tools.

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Dev Cell ; 59(4): 434-447.e8, 2024 Feb 26.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38295794

RESUMEN

The cotyledons of etiolated seedlings from terrestrial flowering plants must emerge from the soil surface, while roots must penetrate the soil to ensure plant survival. We show here that the soil emergence-related transcription factor PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 3 (PIF3) controls root penetration via transducing external signals perceived by the receptor kinase FERONIA (FER) in Arabidopsis thaliana. The loss of FER function in Arabidopsis and soybean (Glycine max) mutants resulted in a severe defect in root penetration into agar medium or hard soil. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) profiling of Arabidopsis roots identified a distinct cell clustering pattern, especially for root cap cells, and identified PIF3 as a FER-regulated transcription factor. Biochemical, imaging, and genetic experiments confirmed that PIF3 is required for root penetration into soil. Moreover, FER interacted with and stabilized PIF3 to modulate the expression of mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO and the sloughing of outer root cap cells.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Fitocromo , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico/genética , Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico/metabolismo , Fosfotransferasas/metabolismo , Fitocromo/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo
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Plants (Basel) ; 12(21)2023 Oct 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37960064

RESUMEN

Salinity impacts important processes in plants, reducing their yield. The effect of salinity on the cytosolic pH (pHcyt) has been little studied. In this research, we employed transgenic tobacco plants expressing the pH sensor Pt-GFP to investigate the alterations in pHcyt in cells across various root zones. Furthermore, we examined a wide spectrum of NaCl concentrations (ranging from 0 to 150 mM) and assessed morphological parameters and plant development. Our findings revealed a pattern of cytosolic acidification in cells across all root zones at lower NaCl concentrations (50, 100 mM). Interestingly, at 150 mM NaCl, pHcyt levels either increased or returned to normal, indicating a nonlinear effect of salinity on pHcyt. Most studied parameters related to development and morphology exhibited an inhibitory influence in response to NaCl. Notably, a nonlinear relationship was observed in the cell length within the elongation and differentiation zones. While cell elongation occurred at 50 and 100 mM NaCl, it was not evident at 150 mM NaCl. This suggests a complex interplay between stimulating and inhibitory effects of salinity, contributing to the nonlinear relationship observed between pHcyt, cell length, and NaCl concentration.

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Plant Commun ; 4(6): 100726, 2023 Nov 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37789617

RESUMEN

Rapid climate change has led to enhanced soil salinity, one of the major determinants of land degradation, resulting in low agricultural productivity. This has a strong negative impact on food security and environmental sustainability. Plants display various physiological, developmental, and cellular responses to deal with salt stress. Recent studies have highlighted the root cap as the primary stress sensor and revealed its crucial role in halotropism. The root cap covers the primary root meristem and is the first cell type to sense and respond to soil salinity, relaying the signal to neighboring cell types. However, it remains unclear how root-cap cells perceive salt stress and contribute to the salt-stress response. Here, we performed a root-cap cell-specific proteomics study to identify changes in the proteome caused by salt stress. The study revealed a very specific salt-stress response pattern in root-cap cells compared with non-root-cap cells and identified several novel proteins unique to the root cap. Root-cap-specific protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks derived by superimposing proteomics data onto known global PPI networks revealed that the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway is specifically activated in root-cap cells upon salt stress. Importantly, we identified root-cap-specific jacalin-associated lectins (JALs) expressed in response to salt stress. A JAL10-GFP fusion protein was shown to be localized to the ER. Analysis of jal10 mutants indicated a role for JAL10 in regulating the ER stress pathway in response to salt. Taken together, our findings highlight the participation of specific root-cap proteins in salt-stress response pathways. Furthermore, root-cap-specific JAL proteins and their role in the salt-mediated ER stress pathway open a new avenue for exploring tolerance mechanisms and devising better strategies to increase plant salinity tolerance and enhance agricultural productivity.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Plantas , Proteoma , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Proteoma/metabolismo , Lectinas , Estrés del Retículo Endoplásmico , Plantas/metabolismo , Suelo
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Aquat Toxicol ; 264: 106731, 2023 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37890272

RESUMEN

Pollution by potentially toxic trace metals, such as copper or zinc, is global. Both Cu and Zn are essential microelements, which in higher concentrations become toxic. The aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes(L. has great potential for phytoremediation. Also, it has an unusually large and easily detachable root cap, which makes it a suitable model for studying the potential role of the root cap in metal uptake. Plant response to environmentally relevant concentrations of Cu (0.1, 0.3, and 1 µM) and Zn (0.3, 1, and 3 µM) was investigated with the aim of studying their interaction and distribution at the root tissue level as well as revealing their tolerance mechanisms. Changes in the root anatomy and plant ionome were determined using light and fluorescence microscopy, ICP-MS, and µXRF imaging. Alterations in photosynthetic activity caused by Cu or Zn excesses were monitored by direct imaging of fast chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics (OJIP). Fe and Mn were preferentially localized in the root cap, while Ca, Cu, Ni, and Zn were mainly in the root tip regardless of the Cu/Zn treatment. Translocation of Cu and Zn to the leaves increased with higher doses, however the translocation factor was the lowest in the highest treatments. Measurements of photosynthetic parameters showed a higher susceptibility of electron transport flux from QA to QB under increasing Cu than Zn supply. This, along with our findings regarding the root anatomy and the differences in Ca accumulation and distribution, led to the conclusion that P. stratiotes is more effective for Zn remediation than Cu.


Asunto(s)
Araceae , Metales Pesados , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua , Zinc , Cobre , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidad , Raíces de Plantas
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Curr Biol ; 33(19): 4069-4084.e8, 2023 10 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37683643

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Plant roots originated independently in lycophytes and euphyllophytes, whereas early vascular plants were rootless. The organization of the root apical meristem in euphyllophytes is well documented, especially in the model plant Arabidopsis. However, little is known about lycophyte roots and their molecular innovations during evolution. In this study, spatial transcriptomics was used to detect 97 root-related genes in the roots of the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii. A high number of genes showed expression patterns similar to what has been reported for seed plants, supporting the idea of a highly convergent evolution of mechanisms to control root development. Interaction and complementation data of SHORTROOT (SHR) and SCARECROW (SCR) homologs, furthermore, support a comparable regulation of the ground tissue (GT) between euphyllophytes and lycophytes. Root cap formation, in contrast, appears to be differently regulated. Several experiments indicated an important role of the WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX13 gene SmWOX13a in Selaginella root cap formation. In contrast to multiple Arabidopsis WOX paralogs, SmWOX13a is able to induce root cap cells in Arabidopsis and has functionally conserved homologs in the fern Ceratopteris richardii. Lycophytes and a part of the euphyllophytes, therefore, may share a common mechanism regulating root cap formation, which was diversified or lost during seed plant evolution. In summary, we here provide a new spatial data resource for the Selaginella root, which in general advocates for conserved mechanisms to regulate root development but shows a clear divergence in the control of root cap formation, with a novel putative role of WOX genes in root cap formation in non-seed plants.


Asunto(s)
Arabidopsis , Raíces de Plantas , Arabidopsis/genética , Transcriptoma , Meristema , Plantas/genética , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas
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New Phytol ; 239(4): 1434-1448, 2023 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37301991

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Plants impact the development of their rhizosphere microbial communities. It is yet unclear to what extent the root cap and specific root zones contribute to microbial community assembly. To test the roles of root caps and root hairs in the establishment of microbiomes along maize roots (Zea mays), we compared the composition of prokaryote (archaea and bacteria) and protist (Cercozoa and Endomyxa) microbiomes of intact or decapped primary roots of maize inbred line B73 with its isogenic root hairless (rth3) mutant. In addition, we tracked gene expression along the root axis to identify molecular control points for an active microbiome assembly by roots. Absence of root caps had stronger effects on microbiome composition than the absence of root hairs and affected microbial community composition also at older root zones and at higher trophic levels (protists). Specific bacterial and cercozoan taxa correlated with root genes involved in immune response. Our results indicate a central role of root caps in microbiome assembly with ripple-on effects affecting higher trophic levels and microbiome composition on older root zones.


Asunto(s)
Microbiota , Microbiología del Suelo , Rizosfera , Raíces de Plantas/microbiología , Bacterias , Zea mays/genética
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Plant J ; 115(5): 1408-1427, 2023 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37247130

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Lateral roots (LRs) are critical to root system architecture development in plants. Although the molecular mechanisms by which auxin regulates LR development have been extensively studied, several additional regulatory systems are hypothesized to be involved. Recently, the regulatory role of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) has been shown in LR development. Our analysis showed that LTPG1 and LTPG2, transporters of VLCFAs, are specifically expressed in the developing LR primordium (LRP), while the number of LRs is reduced in the ltpg1/ltpg2 double mutant. Moreover, late LRP development was hindered when the VLCFA levels were reduced by the VLCFA synthesis enzyme mutant, kcs1-5. However, the details of the regulatory mechanisms of LR development controlled by VLCFAs remain unknown. In this study, we propose a novel method to analyze the LRP development stages with high temporal resolution using a deep neural network and identify a VLCFA-responsive transcription factor, MYB93, via transcriptome analysis of kcs1-5. MYB93 showed a carbon chain length-specific expression response following treatment of VLCFAs. Furthermore, myb93 transcriptome analysis suggested that MYB93 regulated the expression of cell wall organization genes. In addition, we also found that LTPG1 and LTPG2 are involved in LR development through the formation of root cap cuticle, which is different from transcriptional regulation by VLCFAs. Our results suggest that VLCFA is a regulator of LRP development through transcription factor-mediated regulation of gene expression and the transportation of VLCFAs is also involved in LR development through root cap cuticle formation.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo , Ácidos Grasos/metabolismo
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Cells ; 12(6)2023 03 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36980198

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The root extracellular trap (RET) consists of root-associated, cap-derived cells (root AC-DCs) and their mucilaginous secretions, and forms a structure around the root tip that protects against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, there is little information concerning the changes undergone by the RET during droughts, especially for tree species. Morphological and immunocytochemical approaches were used to study the RET of black poplar (Populus nigra L.) seedlings grown in vitro under optimal conditions (on agar-gelled medium) or when polyethylene glycol-mediated (PEG6000-infused agar-gelled medium) was used to mimic drought conditions through osmotic stress. Under optimal conditions, the root cap released three populations of individual AC-DC morphotypes, with a very low proportion of spherical morphotypes, and equivalent proportions of intermediate and elongated morphotypes. Immunolabeling experiments using anti-glycan antibodies specific to cell wall polysaccharide and arabinogalactan protein (AGP) epitopes revealed the presence of homogalacturonan (HG), galactan chains of rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I), and AGPs in root AC-DC cell walls. The data also showed the presence of xylogalacturonan (XGA), xylan, AGPs, and low levels of arabinans in the mucilage. The findings also showed that under osmotic stress conditions, both the number of AC-DCs (spherical and intermediate morphotypes) and the total quantity of mucilage per root tip increased, whereas the mucilage was devoid of the epitopes associated with the polysaccharides RG-I, XGA, xylan, and AGPs. Osmotic stress also led to reduced root growth and increased root expression of the P5CS2 gene, which is involved in proline biosynthesis and cellular osmolarity maintenance (or preservation) in aerial parts. Together, our findings show that the RET is a dynamic structure that undergoes pronounced structural and molecular remodeling, which might contribute to the survival of the root tip under osmotic conditions.


Asunto(s)
Trampas Extracelulares , Populus , Populus/genética , Xilanos/metabolismo , Presión Osmótica , Agar , Trampas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Polisacáridos/metabolismo , Epítopos
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J Exp Bot ; 74(10): 3047-3059, 2023 05 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36787214

RESUMEN

The root cap is a small tissue located at the tip of the root with critical functions for root growth. Present in nearly all vascular plants, the root cap protects the root meristem, influences soil penetration, and perceives and transmits environmental signals that are critical for root branching patterns. To perform these functions, the root cap must remain relatively stable in size and must integrate endogenous developmental pathways with environmental signals, yet the mechanism is not clear. We previously showed that low pH conditions altered root cap development, and these changes are mediated by the NIN LIKE PROTEIN 7 (NLP7) transcription factor, a master regulator of nitrate signaling. Here we show that in Arabidopsis NLP7 integrates nitrate signaling with auxin pathways to regulate root cap development. We found that low nitrate conditions promote aberrant release of root cap cells. Nitrate deficiency impacts auxin pathways in the last layer of the root cap, and this is mediated in part by NLP7. Mutations in NLP7 abolish the auxin minimum in the last layer of the root cap and alter root cap expression of the auxin carriers PIN-LIKES 3 (PILS3) and PIN-FORMED 7 (PIN7) as well as transcription factors that regulate PIN expression. Together, our data reveal NLP7 as a link between endogenous auxin pathways and nitrate signaling in the root cap.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Nitratos/metabolismo , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Meristema , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas
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Plant Cell Physiol ; 64(5): 461-473, 2023 May 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36617247

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Programmed cell death (PCD) in lateral root caps (LRCs) is crucial for maintaining root cap functionality. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) bodies play important roles in plant immunity and PCD. However, the distribution of ER bodies and their communication with vacuoles in the LRC remain elusive. In this study, we investigated the ultrastructure of LRC cells of wild-type and transgenic Arabidopsis lines using an auto-acquisition transmission electron microscope (TEM) system and high-pressure freezing. Gigapixel-scale high-resolution TEM imaging of the transverse and longitudinal sections of roots followed by three-dimensional imaging identified sausage-shaped structures budding from the ER. These were subsequently identified as ER bodies using GFPh transgenic lines expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused with an ER retention signal (HDEL). Immunogold labeling using an anti-GFP antibody detected GFP signals in the ER bodies and vacuoles. The fusion of ER bodies with vacuoles in LRC cells was identified using correlative light and electron microscopy. Imaging of the root tips of a GFPh transgenic line with a PYK10 promoter revealed the localization of PYK10, a member of the ß-glucosidase family with an ER retention signal, in the ER bodies in the inner layer along with a fusion of ER bodies with vacuoles in the middle layer and collapse of vacuoles in the outer layer of the LRC. These findings suggest that ER bodies in LRC directly transport ß-glucosidases to the vacuoles, and that a subsequent vacuolar collapse triggered by an unknown mechanism releases protective substances to the growing root tip to protect it from the invaders.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , beta-Glucosidasa/química , beta-Glucosidasa/metabolismo , Vacuolas/metabolismo , Retículo Endoplásmico/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas Fluorescentes Verdes/metabolismo
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Plant Sci ; 327: 111543, 2023 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36427558

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High air temperature (HAT) and natural soil drought (NSD) have seriously affected crop yield and frequently take place in a HAT-NSD combination. Maize (Zea mays) is an important crop, thermophilic but not heat tolerant. In this study, HAT, NSD, and HAT-NSD effects on maize inbred line Huangzao4 -were characterized. Main findings were as follows: H2O2 and O- accumulated much more in immature young leaves than in mature old leaves under the stresses. Lateral roots were highly distributed near the upper pot mix layers under HAT and near root tips under HAT-NSD. Saccharide accumulated mainly in stressed root caps (RC) and formed a highly accumulated saccharide band at the boundary between RC and meristematic zone. Lignin deposition was in stressed roots under NSD and HAT-NSD. Chloroplasts increased in number and formed a high-density ring around leaf vascular bundles (VB) under HAT and HAT-NSD, and sparsely scattered in the peripheral area of VBs under NSD. The RC cells containing starch granules were most under NAD-HAT but least under HAT. Under NSD and HAT-NSD followed by re-watering, anther number per tassel spikelet reduced to 3. These results provide multiple clues for further distinguishing molecular mechanisms for maize to tolerate these stresses.


Asunto(s)
Sequías , Zea mays , Peróxido de Hidrógeno , Temperatura , Hojas de la Planta , Suelo
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Plants (Basel) ; 11(24)2022 Dec 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36559645

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Soil salinity negatively affects the growth, development and yield of plants. Acidification of the cytosol in cells of glycophytes was reported under salinity, while various types of plant cells can have a specific reaction under the same conditions. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing the pH sensor Pt-GFP in the cytosol were used in this work for determination of morphometric changes and cytosolic pH changes in the superficial cells of Arabidopsis roots under chronic salinity in vitro. We did not find changes in the length of the root cap cells, while there was a decrease in the length of the differentiation zone under 50, 75 mM NaCl and the size of the epidermal cells of the differentiation zone under 75 mM NaCl. The most significant changes of cytosolic pH to chronic salinity was noted in columella (decrease by 1 pH unit at 75 mM NaCl) and epidermal cells of the differentiation zone (decrease by 0.6 and 0.4 pH units at 50 and 75 mM NaCl, respectively). In developed lateral root cap cells, acidification of cytosol by 0.4 units occurred only under 75 mM NaCl in the medium. In poorly differentiated lateral cells of the root cap, there were no changes in pH under chronic salinity.

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Front Plant Sci ; 13: 924660, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36035690

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Gene expression in roots has been assessed in different plant species in studies ranging from complete organs to specific cell layers, and more recently at the single cell level. While certain genes or functional categories are expressed in the root of all or most plant species, lineage-specific genes have also been discovered. An increasing amount of transcriptomic data is available for angiosperms, while a limited amount of data is available for ferns, and few studies have focused on fern roots. Here, we present a de novo transcriptome assembly from three different parts of the Ceratopteris richardii young sporophyte. Differential gene expression analysis of the root tip transcriptional program showed an enrichment of functional categories related to histogenesis and cell division, indicating an active apical meristem. Analysis of a diverse set of orthologous genes revealed conserved expression in the root meristem, suggesting a preserved role for different developmental roles in this tissue, including stem cell maintenance. The reconstruction of evolutionary trajectories for ground tissue specification genes suggests a high degree of conservation in vascular plants, but not for genes involved in root cap development, showing that certain genes are absent in Ceratopteris or have intricate evolutionary paths difficult to track. Overall, our results suggest different processes of conservation and divergence of genes involved in root development.

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Plant Cell Physiol ; 63(8): 1038-1051, 2022 Aug 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35662353

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Land plants have developed robust roots to grow in diverse soil ecosystems. The distal end of the root tip has a specialized organ called the 'root cap'. The root cap assists the roots in penetrating the ground, absorbing water and minerals, avoiding heavy metals and regulating the rhizosphere microbiota. Furthermore, root-cap-derived auxin governs the lateral root patterning and directs root growth under varying soil conditions. The root cap formation is hypothesized as one of the key innovations during root evolution. Morphologically diversified root caps in early land plant lineage and later in angiosperms aid in improving the adaptation of roots and, thereby, plants in diverse soil environments. This review article presents a retrospective view of the root cap's important morphological and physiological characteristics for the root-soil interaction and their response toward various abiotic and biotic stimuli. Recent single-cell RNAseq data shed light on root cap cell-type-enriched genes. We compiled root cap cell-type-enriched genes from Arabidopsis, rice, maize and tomato and analyzed their transcription factor (TF) binding site enrichment. Further, the putative gene regulatory networks derived from root-cap-enriched genes and their TF regulators highlight the species-specific biological functions of root cap genes across the four plant species.


Asunto(s)
Arabidopsis , Suelo , Arabidopsis/genética , Ecosistema , Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Estudios Retrospectivos
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Planta ; 256(1): 3, 2022 May 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35637390

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MAIN CONCLUSION: AtFTCD-L protein is localized on the TGN vesicles in Arabidopsis root cap cells. AtFTCD-L mutation resulted in slow root growth of Arabidopsis in high-concentration agar culture medium. Arabidopsis formiminotransferase cyclodeaminase-like protein (AtFTCD-L) in Arabidopsis is homologous to the formiminotransferase cyclodeaminase (FTCD) protein in animal cells. However, the localization and function of AtFTCD-L remain unknown in Arabidopsis. In this study, we generated and analyzed a deletion mutant of AtFTCD-L with a T-DNA insertion. We found that the growth of Arabidopsis roots with the T-DNA insertion mutation in AtFTCD-L was slower than that of wild-type roots when grown in high-concentration 1/2 MS agar culture medium. AtFTCD-L-GFP could restore the ftcd-l mutant phenotype. In addition, the AtFTCD-L protein was localized on the trans-Golgi network (TGN) vesicles in Arabidopsis root cap cells. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) experiment using Arabidopsis pollen-specific receptor-like kinase-GFP (AtPRK1-GFP) stably transformed plants showed that the deficiency of AtFTCD-L protein in Arabidopsis led to slower secretion in the root cap peripheral cells. The AtFTCD-L protein deficiency also resulted in a significantly reduced monosaccharides content in the culture medium. Based on the above results, we speculate that the AtFTCD-L protein may be involved in sorting and/or transportation of TGN vesicles in root cap peripheral cells, thereby regulating the extracellular secretion of mucilage components in the root cap.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Agar/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Medios de Cultivo , Red trans-Golgi/metabolismo
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Development ; 149(11)2022 06 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35485417

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The root cap is a multilayered tissue covering the tip of a plant root that directs root growth through its unique functions, such as gravity sensing and rhizosphere interaction. To maintain the structure and function of the root cap, its constituent cells are constantly turned over through balanced cell division and cell detachment in the inner and outer cell layers, respectively. Upon displacement toward the outermost layer, columella cells at the central root cap domain functionally transition from gravity-sensing cells to secretory cells, but the mechanisms underlying this drastic cell fate transition are largely unknown. Here, using live-cell tracking microscopy, we show that organelles in the outermost cell layer undergo dramatic rearrangements. This rearrangement depends, at least partially, on spatiotemporally regulated activation of autophagy. Notably, this root cap autophagy does not lead to immediate cell death, but is instead necessary for organized separation of living root cap cells, highlighting a previously undescribed role of developmentally regulated autophagy in plants. This article has an associated 'The people behind the papers' interview.


Asunto(s)
Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Autofagia , Separación Celular , Humanos , Orgánulos , Cápsula de Raíz de Planta , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo
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Curr Biol ; 32(9): 2110-2119.e3, 2022 05 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35390283

RESUMEN

Autophagy is a conserved quality control pathway that mediates the degradation of cellular components by targeting them to the lysosomes or vacuoles.1 Autophagy has been implicated in the regulation of some regulated cell death processes in animal systems.2 However, its function in developmentally controlled programmed cell death (dPCD) in plants remains little studied and controversial.3 Some studies have reported autophagy pro-survival roles,4,5 while others have suggested pro-death functions for autophagy,6,7 calling for further detailed investigations. Here, we investigated the role of autophagy in dPCD using the Arabidopsis root cap as an accessible and genetically tractable model system.8 In Arabidopsis, dPCD is an integral part of root cap differentiation, restricting root cap organ size to the root meristem.9 The root cap consists of two distinct tissues: the proximally positioned columella that is located at the very root tip and the lateral root cap (LRC) that flanks the root meristem up to its distal end at the start of the root elongation zone.10 We show that autophagic flux strongly increased prior to dPCD execution in both root cap tissues and depends on the key autophagy genes ATG2, ATG5, and ATG7. Systemic and organ-specific mutation of these genes shows delayed PCD execution and lack of postmortem corpse clearance in the columella but no defects in dPCD execution or corpse clearance in the distal LRC. Our results reveal a high degree of cell-type specificity in autophagy functions and suggest that autophagy roles in dPCD can considerably diverge between different cell types of the same plant organ.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Arabidopsis , Arabidopsis , Apoptosis , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Autofagia , Cadáver , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Plantas/metabolismo
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