Summary During embryogenesis, plants are thought to use a mechanism that allows the suspensor to maintain its identity. Here, we reported that RPL18a is involved in this mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana. The suspenso...Summary During embryogenesis, plants are thought to use a mechanism that allows the suspensor to maintain its identity. Here, we reported that RPL18a is involved in this mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana. The suspensor cells proliferated in rp118aB and formed a multicellular structure rather than undergo pro- grammed cell death, as in wild type. Suspensors of rpl18a expressed the embryo proper marker, DRN：： GFP, but not the suspensor marker, WOX8：：GFP. In addition, auxin accumulated throughout the suspensors of rpl18a proembryos. Suspensor-specific expression of RPL18a could rescue the cell proliferation defects in rpl18a suspensors. These findings supported a role for RPL18a in maintaining suspensor identity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570317 and 31270362)
文摘Summary During embryogenesis, plants are thought to use a mechanism that allows the suspensor to maintain its identity. Here, we reported that RPL18a is involved in this mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana. The suspensor cells proliferated in rp118aB and formed a multicellular structure rather than undergo pro- grammed cell death, as in wild type. Suspensors of rpl18a expressed the embryo proper marker, DRN：： GFP, but not the suspensor marker, WOX8：：GFP. In addition, auxin accumulated throughout the suspensors of rpl18a proembryos. Suspensor-specific expression of RPL18a could rescue the cell proliferation defects in rpl18a suspensors. These findings supported a role for RPL18a in maintaining suspensor identity.
