Transcriptional regulation of PIN genes by FOUR LIPS and MYB88 during Arabidopsis root gravitropism

Nat Commun. 2015 Nov 18:6:8822. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9822.

Abstract

PIN proteins are auxin export carriers that direct intercellular auxin flow and in turn regulate many aspects of plant growth and development including responses to environmental changes. The Arabidopsis R2R3-MYB transcription factor FOUR LIPS (FLP) and its paralogue MYB88 regulate terminal divisions during stomatal development, as well as female reproductive development and stress responses. Here we show that FLP and MYB88 act redundantly but differentially in regulating the transcription of PIN3 and PIN7 in gravity-sensing cells of primary and lateral roots. On the one hand, FLP is involved in responses to gravity stimulation in primary roots, whereas on the other, FLP and MYB88 function complementarily in establishing the gravitropic set-point angles of lateral roots. Our results support a model in which FLP and MYB88 expression specifically determines the temporal-spatial patterns of PIN3 and PIN7 transcription that are closely associated with their preferential functions during root responses to gravity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / genetics*
  • Arabidopsis / growth & development
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics*
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • Glucuronidase / metabolism
  • Gravitropism / genetics*
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Organisms, Genetically Modified
  • Plant Roots / growth & development*
  • Plant Roots / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • FLP protein, Arabidopsis
  • Myb88 protein, Arabidopsis
  • PIN3 protein, Arabidopsis
  • PIN7 protein, Arabidopsis
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Transcription Factors
  • Glucuronidase