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YUCCA9-Mediated Auxin Biosynthesis and Polar Auxin Transport Synergistically Regulate Regeneration of Root Systems Following Root Cutting.
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Plant & cell physiology [Plant Cell Physiol] 2017 Oct 01; Vol. 58 (10), pp. 1710-1723. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Recovery of the root system following physical damage is an essential issue for plant survival. An injured root system is able to regenerate by increases in lateral root (LR) number and acceleration of root growth. The horticultural technique of root pruning (root cutting) is an application of this response and is a common garden technique for controlling plant growth. Although root pruning is widely used, the molecular mechanisms underlying the subsequent changes in the root system are poorly understood. In this study, root pruning was employed as a model system to study the molecular mechanisms of root system regeneration. Notably, LR defects in wild-type plants treated with inhibitors of polar auxin transport (PAT) or in the auxin signaling mutant auxin/indole-3-acetic acid19/massugu2 were recovered by root pruning. Induction of IAA19 following root pruning indicates an enhancement of auxin signaling by root pruning. Endogenous levels of IAA increased after root pruning, and YUCCA9 was identified as the primary gene responsible. PAT-related genes were induced after root pruning, and the YUCCA inhibitor yucasin suppressed root regeneration in PAT-related mutants. Therefore, we demonstrate the crucial role of YUCCA9, along with other redundant YUCCA family genes, in the enhancement of auxin biosynthesis following root pruning. This further enhances auxin transport and activates downstream auxin signaling genes, and thus increases LR number.<br /> (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.)
- Subjects :
- Arabidopsis genetics
Arabidopsis growth & development
Arabidopsis Proteins genetics
Biological Transport
Genes, Plant
Mixed Function Oxygenases genetics
Models, Biological
Multigene Family
Mutation genetics
Plant Roots growth & development
Signal Transduction
Arabidopsis physiology
Arabidopsis Proteins metabolism
Indoleacetic Acids metabolism
Mixed Function Oxygenases metabolism
Plant Roots physiology
Regeneration
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-9053
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Plant & cell physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29016906
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcx107