RSL4 Takes Control: Multiple Signals, One Transcription Factor

Eliana Marzol; Cecilia Borassi; Silvina Paola Denita Juárez; Silvina Mangano; José M Estevez

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2017.04.007

RSL4 Takes Control: Multiple Signals, One Transcription Factor

Trends Plant Sci. 2017 Jul;22(7):553-555. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.04.007. Epub 2017 May 6.

Authors

Eliana Marzol¹, Cecilia Borassi¹, Silvina Paola Denita Juárez¹, Silvina Mangano¹, José M Estevez²

Affiliations

¹ Fundación Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires, CP C1405BWE, Argentina.
² Fundación Instituto Leloir and Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Av. Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires, CP C1405BWE, Argentina. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28487046
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.04.007

Abstract

Root hair growth dramatically expands the root surface area, thus facilitating water and nutrient uptake. Until recently, the molecular mechanism underlying root hair growth was unknown. Recent studies have revealed that the transcription factor ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 6 LIKE 4 (RSL4) coordinates hormonal, environmental, and developmental factors to trigger polar growth.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; RHE (root hair element); RSL4; cell size; developmental program; hormones; inorganic phosphate; root hairs.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / genetics
Arabidopsis / metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology
Plant Roots / genetics
Plant Roots / metabolism*
Transcription Factors / genetics
Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Transcription Factors