Club mosses, such as Selaginella (Fig. R I The transcription activation domain of Herpes VP16 was used as a positive control (Waki et al., 2011). The detaching root cap layers of the rcpg and brn1 brn2 mutants retain a closed bowl-like shape (B,C), whereas those of the wild-type root are flattened (A). Our modeling study indicated that RCPG shares a conserved protein folding with known GH28 endo-PGs, as well as perfectly conserved positioning of amino acid residues that are known to be important for catalysis and substrate recognition. Bleckmann In one of his last books, The Power of Movement in Plants, Charles Darwin concluded that the course pursued by the growing root must be determined by its tip. F How exactly the physical gravistimulus is perceived in the cell is not yet entirely understood, although endoplasmic reticulum-localized mechanosensitive ion channels, the actin cytoskeleton, and hydrostatic pressure have been implicated in gravity perception (Sato et al., 2015). The NAC transcription factors SOMBRERO (SMB) and FEZ were identified by a forward genetic screen based on their altered expression of root cap markers (Willemsen et al., 2008). 8B). A 76. of 120 b. root cap cells are damaged or become separated as elongation in the tissue produced by the RAM forces it through the soil. . (B) Fluorescence image of the same root cap stained with 10 lt.M propidium iodide. K Hogeweg (b–d) The club moss Selaginella forms the root cap from specific stem cells (b), while the horse tail Equisetum (c) and the fern Dennstaedtia (d) derive it from the root apical cell that is the stem cell for all root tissues. et al. EP Wiśniewska The NAC TF FEZ specifically promotes the formative divisions in the COL and EPI/LRC stem cells (Fig. Miyazawa Bennett After 3 days, root tip segments with numerous short lateral roots were harvested and subjected to chromatin purification. For expression of RCPG-RFP fusion proteins by the RCPG promoter, DNA fragments of the RCPG promoter and gene body regions (full coding region plus introns) were separately amplified from the wild-type genomic DNA with the primers listed in Table S2. Stahl These differentiated COL cells are termed statocytes and act as gravity sensors. J 1 (A) Bright field image of a root cap from a 3 day old Arabidopsis seedling. The youngest root cap layer is directly adjacent to the COL and EPI/LRC stem cells, and consists of young, differentiating COL and LRC cells. Campilho Bais L WH Farage-Barhom G As a consequence, unprocessed LRC cell corpses litter the entire root surface (Fendrych et al., 2014). Total RNA was extracted from about 1 cm of root tip segments using the RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen). MA Abler A This paper briefl y reviews some topics on the structure and function of the RC in the major crop species such as maize and rice. JM We identified 60 genes as candidates that act downstream of the three NAC transcription factors. Ricaud ATP-Man. . T The actual loss of vital functions occurs in a rapid but orderly succession of cellular events. Recombinant ADPG1, ADPG2 and QRT3 proteins showed PG activities (Ogawa et al., 2009; Rhee et al., 2003). (a) Modified after Prigge and Bezanilla (2010); (b–d) modified after von Guttenberg (1966); (e) modified after Sitte et al. Bennett AG This graph shows a representative result of two experiments. . RA (C-F) Expression of RCPG-RFP is associated with the reversion of detaching root cap morphology from the closed bowl-like (F) to the flat plate-like (E) shape, which is typical of rcpg mutants (D) and the wild type (C), respectively. Nevertheless, cells in the root apical meristem are arranged in a simple and orderly fashion. Furthermore, divergent fates and lifespans of root cap cells in different species, i.e. B A A transcriptional reporter line of BRN1 (pBRN1-nYG) was used as a negative control. S Although the gene regulatory network that governs stem cell activity in the root cap has been extensively studied in Arabidopsis, the mechanisms by which root cap cells mature and detach from the root tip are poorly understood. Dangl 6). Y 4). Durand A Beemster To examine whether SMB modifies the spatial expression patterns of BRN1 and BRN2, we crossed the pBRN1-nYG and pBRN2-nYG reporter lines with Q2610-iSMB plants, which ectopically express SMB throughout the root meristematic region in a DEX-dependent manner (Waki et al., 2013). Root morphology is divided into four zones: the root cap, the apical meristem, the elongation zone, and the hair. A X-Y K Several molecular regulators of hydrotropism have been identified so far. Similar to the situation of RBR depletion, FEZ contributes to the arf10 arf16 phenotype, but as FEZ levels are only slightly upregulated in this double mutant, a regulation of FEZ by these ARFs is unlikely (Bennett et al., 2014). Benfey 1e). Many species, including pea, cereals, and cucumber, dissolve the cell wall connections of root cap cells with their neighbours, causing a release of individual living ‘border cells’ into the rhizosphere (Driouich et al., 2007). Measurements were normalized to the levels of ACTIN3 transcript. It is present in the roots of almost all crop species. In smb brn1 brn2 triple mutants, the cell sloughing phenotype is enhanced and the entire COL appears disorganized, arguing for a redundant role of SMB and BRN genes in controlling root cap maturation (Bennett et al., 2010). Snel BRN1 and BRN2 are ectopically expressed only in the epidermal cells exposed to the root surface. WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX5 (WOX5) is specifically expressed in the quiescent center (QC) cells and non-cell-autonomously maintains the undifferentiated status of the adjacent CIs. Because cell detachment is a hallmark of mature root cap cells and the loss-of-function smb and brn1 brnn2 mutants are defective in root cap dehiscence (Bennett et al., 2010), we focused our analysis on the At1G65570 gene. . R S JM A AR Desnos taa1 loss-of-function mutants showed a significant reduction in hydropatterning, suggesting that TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis is necessary to induce lateral root formation towards a wet surface. The structures of the fusion proteins (left). Have you ever eaten a carrot, sweet potato, or ginger? In roots, the root cap serves a similar purpose. (A) Nuclear-localized YFP fluorescence indicates ubiquitous transcription of SMB in the differentiated root cap cells. The spatiotemporal expression pattern of At1G65570 was analyzed using transgenic plants harboring the 1.8 kb promoter of At1G65570 fused with the nYG reporter gene. Campilho Although mechanisms regulating surface-specific gene expression have not been reported for the roots, a lineage-dependent mechanism is not expected to operate in the root cap, as cells constituting the root cap continuously turn over. Duponchel Image shown in C is a reconstructed 3D view of the root tip, colored according to the depth across the root diameter for easy recognition. Wen To confirm this, we generated a construct to express RCPG-RFP fusion proteins driven by the RCPG promoter (pRCPG-RCPG-RFP) and introduced this construct into the rcpg mutants. Furthermore, an orthologue of the transcription factor WUSCHEL is expressed in all cells generated by the apical cell, except the root cap cells, indicating a clearly distinct genetic programme for root cap files (Nardmann and Werr, 2012). Interestingly, oscillatory fluctuations of the auxin response in the root proper adjacent to the LRC cells are involved in pre-branch-site determination and lateral root patterning (Moreno-Risueno et al., 2010). MJ Jürgens The root cap protects the growing tip in plants. van Hoof Baldwin J In order to restrict the root cap organ to the root tip, the generation of new root cap cells has to be compensated for by the disposal of cells at the edge of the root cap organ. Root cap morphologies in land plants. A transcription activation assay was performed with the Dual Luciferase Assay System (Promega) using protoplasts prepared from the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) BY-2 cell cultures as described previously (Waki et al., 2011). A number of vacuoles and Golgi stacks form in the cells and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes relocate from the distal cortical area to the perinuclear region. We identified 437 genes exhibiting more than twofold upregulation in 35S-iSMB when compared with the control (Fig. van den Toorn In addition to the lipid synthesis and endomembrane-associated genes described above, a gene encoding a GH28 family protein (At1G65570) was identified among the downstream genes. Van Durme A Total RNA was extracted from the ∼5 mm root tip segments of 5-day-old seedlings using the RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen). Moriwaki The root cap is a cup-shaped, loosely cemented mass of parenchyma cells that covers the tip of the root. 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