A P-Loop NTPase Regulates Quiescent Center Cell Division and Distal Stem Cell Identity Through the Regulation of ROS Homeostasis in Arabidopsis Root

Overview

Journal PLoS Genet

Specialty Genetics

Date 2016 Sep 2

PMID 27583367

Citations 40

Authors

Qianqian Yu

Huiyu Tian

Kun Yue

Jiajia Liu

Bing Zhang

Xugang Li

Zhaojun Ding

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Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are recognized as important regulators of cell division and differentiation. The Arabidopsis thaliana P-loop NTPase encoded by APP1 affects root stem cell niche identity through its control of local ROS homeostasis. The disruption of APP1 is accompanied by a reduction in ROS level, a rise in the rate of cell division in the quiescent center (QC) and the promotion of root distal stem cell (DSC) differentiation. Both the higher level of ROS induced in the app1 mutant by exposure to methyl viologen (MV), and treatment with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) rescued the mutant phenotype, implying that both the increased rate of cell division in the QC and the enhancement in root DSC differentiation can be attributed to a low level of ROS. APP1 is expressed in the root apical meristem cell mitochondria, and its product is associated with ATP hydrolase activity. The key transcription factors, which are defining root distal stem niche, such as SCARECROW (SCR) and SHORT ROOT (SHR) are both significantly down-regulated at both the transcriptional and protein level in the app1 mutant, indicating that SHR and SCR are important downstream targets of APP1-regulated ROS signaling to control the identity of root QC and DSCs.

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