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GIF Transcriptional Coregulators Control Root Meristem Homeostasis.

Plant Cell. 2018 Feb;30(2):347-359. Epub 2018 Jan 18
María Florencia Ercoli 1 , Antonella Ferela 1 , Juan Manuel Debernardi 1 , Ana Paula Perrone 1 , Ramiro E Rodriguez 2 , Javier F Palatnik 2
María Florencia Ercoli 1 , Antonella Ferela 1 , Juan Manuel Debernardi 1 , Ana Paula Perrone 1 , Ramiro E Rodriguez 2 , Javier F Palatnik 2
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  • 1 IBR (Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario), CONICET, and Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario 2000, Argentina.
  • 2 Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario 2000, Argentina.

摘要


In the root meristem, the quiescent center (QC) is surrounded by stem cells, which in turn generate the different cell types of the root. QC cells rarely divide under normal conditions but can replenish damaged stem cells. In the proximal meristem, the daughters of stem cells, which are referred to as transit-amplifying cells, undergo additional rounds of cell division prior to differentiation. Here, we describe the functions of GRF-INTERACTING FACTORs (GIFs), including ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3), in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. GIFs have been shown to interact with GRF transcription factors and SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes. We found that combinations of GIF mutants cause the loss of QC identity. However, despite their QC impairment, GIF mutants have a significantly enlarged root meristem with additional lateral root cap layers. We show that the increased expression of PLETHORA1 (PLT1) is at least partially responsible for the large root meristems of an3 mutants. Furthermore, we found that GIFs are necessary for maintaining the precise expression patterns of key developmental regulators and that AN3 complexes bind directly to the promoter regions of PLT1 as well as SCARECROW We propose that AN3/GIFs participate in different pathways that control QC organization and the size of the meristem.