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ArticleBMC plant biology2012

Perturbation of cytokinin and ethylene-signalling pathways explain the strong rooting phenotype exhibited by Arabidopsis expressing the Schizosaccharomyces pombe mitotic inducer, cdc25.

Natasha D Spadafora, David Parfitt, Angela Marchbank, Sherong Li, Leonardo Bruno, Rhys Vaughan, Jeroen Nieuwland, Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston, Robert J Herbert, Maria Beatrice Bitonti and 5 more

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15 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Natasha D SpadaforaSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
David Parfitt
Angela Marchbank
Sherong Li
Leonardo Bruno
Rhys Vaughan
Jeroen Nieuwland
Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston
Robert J Herbert
Maria Beatrice Bitonti
John Doonan
Diego Albani
Els Prinsen
Dennis Francis
Hilary J Rogers
Cardiff University · GBUniversity of Calabria · ITAberystwyth University · GBUniversity of Antwerp · BEUniversity of Sassari · ITUniversity of Warwick · GBUniversity of Worcester · GB

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council P10942
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Abstract

backgroundEntry into mitosis is regulated by cyclin dependent kinases that in turn are phosphoregulated. In most eukaryotes, phosphoregulation is through WEE1 kinase and CDC25 phosphatase. In higher plants a homologous CDC25 gene is unconfirmed and hence the mitotic inducer Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Sp) cdc25 has been used as a tool in transgenic plants to probe cell cycle function. Expression of Spcdc25 in tobacco BY-2 cells accelerates entry into mitosis and depletes cytokinins; in whole plants it stimulates lateral root production. Here we show, for the first time, that alterations to cytokinin and ethylene signaling explain the rooting phenotype elicited by Spcdc25 expression in Arabidopsis.

resultsExpressing Spcdc25 in Arabidopsis results in increased formation of lateral and adventitious roots, a reduction of primary root width and more isodiametric cells in the root apical meristem (RAM) compared with wild type. Furthermore it stimulates root morphogenesis from hypocotyls when cultured on two way grids of increasing auxin and cytokinin concentrations. Microarray analysis of seedling roots expressing Spcdc25 reveals that expression of 167 genes is changed by > 2-fold. As well as genes related to stress responses and defence, these include 19 genes related to transcriptional regulation and signaling. Amongst these was the up-regulation of genes associated with ethylene synthesis and signaling. Seedlings expressing Spcdc25 produced 2-fold more ethylene than WT and exhibited a significant reduction in hypocotyl length both in darkness or when exposed to 10 ppm ethylene. Furthermore in Spcdc25 expressing plants, the cytokinin receptor AHK3 was down-regulated, and endogenous levels of iPA were reduced whereas endogeous IAA concentrations in the roots increased.

conclusionsWe suggest that the reduction in root width and change to a more isodiametric cell phenotype in the RAM in Spcdc25 expressing plants is a response to ethylene over-production. The increased rooting phenotype in Spcdc25 expressing plants is due to an increase in the ratio of endogenous auxin to cytokinin that is known to stimulate an increased rate of lateral root production. Overall, our data reveal important cross talk between cell division and plant growth regulators leading to developmental changes.

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Signal TransductionArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCytokininsDarknessEthylenesGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantHistidine KinaseHypocotylIndoleacetic AcidsMitosisPhenotypePhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPlant RootsPlants, Genetically ModifiedAHK3 protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCdc25 protein, S pombeCytokininsethyleneEthylenesHistidine KinaseIndoleacetic AcidsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein KinasesSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins

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PMID22452972
PMCPMC3362767
OpenAlexW2154430405

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