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ArticlePLoS genetics2014

Atkinesin-13A modulates cell-wall synthesis and cell expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana via the THESEUS1 pathway.

Ushio Fujikura, Lore Elsaesser, Holger Breuninger, Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez, Alexander Ivakov, Thomas Laux, Kim Findlay, Staffan Persson, Michael Lenhard

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ushio FujikuraInstitut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Lore ElsaesserBIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Holger BreuningerInstitut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Clara Sánchez-RodríguezMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Alexander IvakovMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Thomas LauxBIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, Faculty of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Kim FindlayCell & Developmental Biology Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom.
Staffan PerssonMax-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm, Germany; ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Michael LenhardInstitut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DEUniversity of Potsdam · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DEJohn Innes Centre · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth of plant organs relies on cell proliferation and expansion. While an increasingly detailed picture about the control of cell proliferation is emerging, our knowledge about the control of cell expansion remains more limited. We demonstrate here that the internal-motor kinesin AtKINESIN-13A (AtKIN13A) limits cell expansion and cell size in Arabidopsis thaliana, with loss-of-function atkin13a mutants forming larger petals with larger cells. The homolog, AtKINESIN-13B, also affects cell expansion and double mutants display growth, gametophytic and early embryonic defects, indicating a redundant role of the two genes. AtKIN13A is known to depolymerize microtubules and influence Golgi motility and distribution. Consistent with this function, AtKIN13A interacts genetically with ANGUSTIFOLIA, encoding a regulator of Golgi dynamics. Reduced AtKIN13A activity alters cell wall structure as assessed by Fourier-transformed infrared-spectroscopy and triggers signalling via the THESEUS1-dependent cell-wall integrity pathway, which in turn promotes the excess cell expansion in the atkin13a mutant. Thus, our results indicate that the intracellular activity of AtKIN13A regulates cell expansion and wall architecture via THESEUS1, providing a compelling case of interplay between cell wall integrity sensing and expansion.

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Signal TransductionArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell ProliferationCell WallEpistasis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPhenotypeProtein KinasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceArabidopsis ProteinsProtein KinasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceTHESEUS1 protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID25232944
PMCPMC4169273
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