ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2015
Cortex proliferation in the root is a protective mechanism against abiotic stress.
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- Biocontrol ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integrative regulation of middle cortex formation: from classic modules to emerging pathways.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Transcriptional control of hydrogen peroxide homeostasis regulates ground tissue patterning in theFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants.Developmental cell · 2022Article
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- Building the differences: a case for the ground tissue patterning in plants.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2018Review
- Getting to the Roots: A Developmental Genetic View of Root Anatomy and Function From Arabidopsis to Lycophytes.Frontiers in plant science · 2018Review
- Control of Asymmetric Cell Divisions during Root Ground Tissue Maturation.Molecules and cells · 2016Review
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Abstract
Although as an organ the root plays a pivotal role in nutrient and water uptake as well anchorage, individual cell types function distinctly. Cortex is regarded as the least differentiated cell type in the root, but little is known about its role in plant growth and physiology. In recent studies, we found that cortex proliferation can be induced by oxidative stress. Since all types of abiotic stress lead to oxidative stress, this finding suggests a role for cortex in coping with abiotic stress. This hypothesis was tested in this study using the spy mutant, which has an extra layer of cortex in the root. Interestingly, the spy mutant was shown to be hypersensitive to salt and oxidizing reagent applied to the leaves, but it was as tolerant as the wild type to these compounds in the soil. This result lends support to the notion that cortex has a protective role against abiotic stress arising from the soil.
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