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PRL1 modulates root stem cell niche activity and meristem size through WOX5 and PLTs in Arabidopsis

Ji, Hongtao and Wang, Shuangfeng and Li, Kexue and Szakonyi, Dóra and Koncz, Csaba (2015) PRL1 modulates root stem cell niche activity and meristem size through WOX5 and PLTs in Arabidopsis. PLANT JOURNAL, 81 (3). pp. 399-412. ISSN 0960-7412

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Abstract

The stem cell niche in the root meristem maintains pluripotent stem cells to ensure a constant supply of cells for root growth. Despite extensive progress, the molecular mechanisms through which root stem cell fates and stem cell niche activity are determined remain largely unknown. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the Pleiotropic Regulatory Locus 1 (PRL1) encodes a WD40-repeat protein subunit of the spliceosome-activating Nineteen Complex (NTC) that plays a role in multiple stress, hormone and developmental signaling pathways. Here, we show that PRL1 is involved in the control of root meristem size and root stem cell niche activity. PRL1 is strongly expressed in the root meristem and its loss of function mutation results in disorganization of the quiescent center (QC), premature stem cell differentiation, aberrant cell division, and reduced root meristem size. Our genetic studies indicate that PRL1 is required for confined expression of the homeodomain transcription factor WOX5 in the QC and acts upstream of the transcription factor PLETHORA (PLT) in modulating stem cell niche activity and root meristem size. These findings define a role for PRL1 as an important determinant of PLT signaling that modulates maintenance of the stem cell niche and root meristem size.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QK Botany / növénytan
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 29 Sep 2015 13:17
Last Modified: 22 Sep 2016 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/29271

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