Auxin has been identified to play critical roles in regulating plant growth and development. The polar transport of auxin is regulated by auxin transporters. In the present study, an auxin efflux carrier gene MdPIN1 w...Auxin has been identified to play critical roles in regulating plant growth and development. The polar transport of auxin is regulated by auxin transporters. In the present study, an auxin efflux carrier gene MdPIN1 was cloned from Malusxdomestic, Royal Gala, and introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana （Col-0）. The transgenic plants exhibited the phenotype of inhibition of primary root （PR） elongation and increased lateral root （LR） number in compared with Col-＆ Overexpression of MdPIN1 affected auxin transport, and enhanced phototropic responses and geotropism reaction, whereas had no significant difference in the auxin biosynthesis. These findings suggest that the MdPIN1 gene plays a vital role in auxin transport and root development.展开更多
Root architecture is one of the most important agronomic traits that determines rice crop yield. The primary root(PR) absorbs mineral nutrients and provides mechanical support;however, the molecular mechanisms of PR e...Root architecture is one of the most important agronomic traits that determines rice crop yield. The primary root(PR) absorbs mineral nutrients and provides mechanical support;however, the molecular mechanisms of PR elongation remain unclear in rice. Here, the two loss-of-function T-DNA insertion mutants of root length regulator 4(Os RLR4), osrlr4-1 and osrlr4-2 with longer PR, and three Os RLR4 overexpression lines, OE-Os RLR4-1/-2/-3 with shorter PR compared to the wild type/Hwayoung(WT/HY), were identified. Os RLR4 isone of five members of the PRAF subfamily of the regulator chromosome condensation1(RCC1) family. Phylogenetic analysis of Os RLR4 from wild and cultivated rice indicated that it is under selective sweeps, suggesting its potential role in domestication. Os RLR4 controls PR development by regulating auxin accumulation in the PR tip and thus the root apical meristem activity. A series of biochemical and genetic analyses demonstrated that Os RLR4 functions directly upstream of the auxin transporter Os AUX1. Moreover, Os RLR4 interacts with the TRITHORAX-like protein Os Trx1 to promote H3 K4 me3 deposition at the Os AUX1 promoter, thus altering its transcription level. This work provides insight into the cooperation of auxin and epigenetic modifications in regulating root architecture and provides a genetic resource for plant architecture breeding.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31601742)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(ZR2011CQ007)
文摘Auxin has been identified to play critical roles in regulating plant growth and development. The polar transport of auxin is regulated by auxin transporters. In the present study, an auxin efflux carrier gene MdPIN1 was cloned from Malusxdomestic, Royal Gala, and introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana （Col-0）. The transgenic plants exhibited the phenotype of inhibition of primary root （PR） elongation and increased lateral root （LR） number in compared with Col-＆ Overexpression of MdPIN1 affected auxin transport, and enhanced phototropic responses and geotropism reaction, whereas had no significant difference in the auxin biosynthesis. These findings suggest that the MdPIN1 gene plays a vital role in auxin transport and root development.
基金funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060451)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.LZ19C020001)+2 种基金Inner Mongolia Applied Technology Research and Development Foundation to Y.H.Q.the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31801064)to D.M.L.grants from the Swiss National Funds(31003A-165877/1)to M.G.
文摘Root architecture is one of the most important agronomic traits that determines rice crop yield. The primary root(PR) absorbs mineral nutrients and provides mechanical support;however, the molecular mechanisms of PR elongation remain unclear in rice. Here, the two loss-of-function T-DNA insertion mutants of root length regulator 4(Os RLR4), osrlr4-1 and osrlr4-2 with longer PR, and three Os RLR4 overexpression lines, OE-Os RLR4-1/-2/-3 with shorter PR compared to the wild type/Hwayoung(WT/HY), were identified. Os RLR4 isone of five members of the PRAF subfamily of the regulator chromosome condensation1(RCC1) family. Phylogenetic analysis of Os RLR4 from wild and cultivated rice indicated that it is under selective sweeps, suggesting its potential role in domestication. Os RLR4 controls PR development by regulating auxin accumulation in the PR tip and thus the root apical meristem activity. A series of biochemical and genetic analyses demonstrated that Os RLR4 functions directly upstream of the auxin transporter Os AUX1. Moreover, Os RLR4 interacts with the TRITHORAX-like protein Os Trx1 to promote H3 K4 me3 deposition at the Os AUX1 promoter, thus altering its transcription level. This work provides insight into the cooperation of auxin and epigenetic modifications in regulating root architecture and provides a genetic resource for plant architecture breeding.
