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ArticleThe Plant cell2011

Tissue-autonomous promotion of palisade cell development by phototropin 2 in Arabidopsis.

Toshiaki Kozuka, Sam-Geun Kong, Michio Doi, Ken-ichiro Shimazaki, Akira Nagatani

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Article in The Plant cell, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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Toshiaki KozukaDepartment of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
Sam-Geun Kong
Michio Doi
Ken-ichiro Shimazaki
Akira Nagatani

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Abstract

Light is an important environmental information source that plants use to modify their growth and development. Palisade parenchyma cells in leaves develop cylindrical shapes in response to blue light; however, the photosensory mechanism for this response has not been elucidated. In this study, we analyzed the palisade cell response in phototropin-deficient mutants. First, we found that two different light-sensing mechanisms contributed to the response in different proportions depending on the light intensity. One response observed under lower intensities of blue light was mediated exclusively by a blue light photoreceptor, phototropin 2 (PHOT2). Another response was elicited under higher intensities of light in a phototropin-independent manner. To determine the tissue in which PHOT2 perceives the light stimulus to regulate the response, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged PHOT2 (P2G) was expressed under the control of tissue-specific promoters in the phot1 phot2 mutant background. The results revealed that the expression of P2G in the mesophyll, but not in the epidermis, promoted palisade cell development. Furthermore, a constitutively active C-terminal kinase fragment of PHOT2 fused to GFP (P2CG) promoted the development of cylindrical palisade cells in the proper direction without the directional cue provided by light. Hence, in response to blue light, PHOT2 promotes the development of cylindrical palisade cells along a predetermined axis in a tissue-autonomous manner.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsChloroplastsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLightLight Signal TransductionMesophyll CellsMutationOrgan SpecificityPhosphoproteinsPhototropinsPhototropismPlant EpidermisPlant LeavesArabidopsis ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsNPH1 protein, ArabidopsisPhosphoproteinsPHOT2 protein, ArabidopsisPhototropinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID21972260
PMCPMC3229143

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