ArticleNature communications2025
Strigolactones optimise plant water usage by modulating vessel formation.
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- The preprophase band is dispensable for robust cell division orientation in wood-forming cambium stem cells.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Strigolactone-mediated architecture regulation and stress resilience: Insights and innovations for crop breeding.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026Review
- Mapping Strigolactone Hydrolysis in DWARF14 via QM/MM String Method.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Ethylene participates in strigolactone-triggered stomatal closure via Gα protein-activited hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen sulfide synthesis inFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Integration of single nucleus RNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq reveals gene regulatory networks for vascular connection between parasitic plants and host plants.Journal of plant research · 2025Article
- A cytokinin response maximum induces and activates bifacial stem cells for radial growth.Nature plants · 2025Article
- Strigolactones optimise plant water usage by modulating vessel formation.Nature communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
Wood formation is crucial for plant growth, enabling water and nutrient transport through vessel elements, derived from cambium stem cells (CSCs). CSCs produce vascular cell types in a bidirectional manner, but their regulation and cell fate trajectories remain unclear. Here, using single-cell transcriptome analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana, we reveal that the strigolactone (SL) signalling pathway negatively regulates vessel element formation, impacting plant water usage. While SL signalling is generally active in differentiating vascular tissues, it is low in developing vessels and CSCs, where it modulates cell fate decisions and drought response. SL-dependent changes in vessel element formation directly affect transpiration rates via stomata, underscoring the importance of vascular tissue composition in water balance. Our findings demonstrate the role of structural alignment in water-transport tissues under unstable water conditions, offering insights for enhancing drought resistance in plants through long-term modulation of vascular development.
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