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ArticleThe EMBO journal2026

The Arabidopsis phosphatase PP2C12 negatively regulates LRX-RALF-FER-mediated cell wall integrity sensing.

Xiaoyu Hou, Kyle W Bender, Álvaro D Fernández-Fernández, Gabor Kadler, Shibu Gupta, Mona Häfliger, Amandine Guérin, Anouck Diet, Stefan Roffler, Daniela Campanini and 3 more

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Xiaoyu HouDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-0216-4648
Kyle W BenderDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1805-8097
Álvaro D Fernández-FernándezDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4770-9757
Gabor KadlerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8159-8945
Shibu GuptaDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0412-7423
Mona HäfligerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0002-6520-7240
Amandine GuérinDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7143-5042
Anouck DietInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRAe, Univ d'Evry, Université Paris-Cité; Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France.ORCID 0009-0002-7612-4168
Stefan RofflerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
Daniela CampaniniDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0005-6510-4964
Thomas WickerDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6777-7135
Cyril ZipfelDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4935-8583
Christoph RingliDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich and Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, Zurich, Switzerland. chringli@botinst.uzh.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-5533-2235

Funding

EC | H2020 | PRIORITY 'Excellent science' | H2020 European Research Council (ERC) 773153Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) 310030_192495Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) 31003A_166577Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) 31_61419.00Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) 320030_228294
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Abstract

Plants have evolved an elaborate cell wall integrity (CWI) sensing system to monitor and modify cell wall formation. LRR-extensins (LRXs) are cell wall-anchored proteins that bind RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR (RALF) peptide hormones and induce compaction of cell wall structures. LRXs also form a signaling platform with RALFs and the transmembrane receptor kinase FERONIA (FER) to maintain cell wall integrity. LRX1 of Arabidopsis thaliana is predominantly expressed in root hairs, and lrx1 mutants develop defective root hairs. Here, we identify a regulator of LRX1-RALF-FER signaling as a suppressor of the lrx1 root hair phenotype. The repressor of lrx1_23 (rol23) gene encodes PP2C12, a clade H phosphatase that interacts with FER and dephosphorylates Thr696 in the FER activation loop in vitro. Expression of FER phospho-mimetic and phospho-null mutants in an lrx1 fer-4 background demonstrates that phosphorylation of FER at Thr696 is essential for suppression of lrx1 phenotypes by rol23. The LRX1-related function of PP2Cs appears clade H-specific. Collectively, our data suggest that LRX1 acts upstream of the RALF-FER signaling module and that PP2C12 inhibits FER via activation-loop dephosphorylation.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell WallGlycoproteinsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphotransferasesGene Expression Regulation, PlantPeptide HormonesPhosphorylationPlant RootsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionArabidopsis ProteinsAT1G66150 protein, ArabidopsisAt3g51550 protein, ArabidopsisGlycoproteinsPeptide HormonesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphotransferasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRALF1 protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsisFERONIALRX1PP2C12Root Hairs

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PMCPMC12759080

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