scholarly journals Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Root Hair Development in Arabis alpina

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Mapar ◽  
Divykriti Chopra ◽  
Lisa Stephan ◽  
Andrea Schrader ◽  
Hequan Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Root Hair ◽  
Regulatory Genes ◽  
Root Hair Development ◽  
Root Hair Formation ◽  
Arabis Alpina ◽  
Hair Development ◽  
Candidate Gene Sequencing ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Hair Formation

Root hair formation in Arabidopsis thaliana is a well-established model system for epidermal patterning and morphogenesis in plants. Over the last decades, many underlying regulatory genes and well-established networks have been identified by thorough genetic and molecular analysis. In this study, we used a forward genetic approach to identify genes involved in root hair development in Arabis alpina, a related crucifer species that diverged from A. thaliana approximately 26–40 million years ago. We found all root hair mutant classes known in A. thaliana and identified orthologous regulatory genes by whole-genome or candidate gene sequencing. Our findings indicate that the gene-phenotype relationships regulating root hair development are largely conserved between A. thaliana and A. alpina. Concordantly, a detailed analysis of one mutant with multiple hairs originating from one cell suggested that a mutation in the SUPERCENTIPEDE1 (SCN1) gene is causal for the phenotype and that AaSCN1 is fully functional in A. thaliana. Interestingly, we also found differences in the regulation of root hair differentiation and morphogenesis between the species, and a subset of root hair mutants could not be explained by mutations in orthologs of known genes from A. thaliana. This analysis provides insight into the conservation and divergence of root hair regulation in the Brassicaceae.

EIN3 and RSL4 interfere with an MYB–bHLH–WD40 complex to mediate ethylene-induced ectopic root hair formation in Arabidopsis

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (51) ◽  
pp. e2110004118
Author(s):  
Yuping Qiu ◽  
Ran Tao ◽  
Ying Feng ◽  
Zhina Xiao ◽  
Dan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Hair ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Root Hairs ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Root Hair Development ◽  
Root Hair Formation ◽  
Hair Development ◽  
Transcriptional Complex ◽  
Hair Formation

The alternating cell specifications of root epidermis to form hair cells or nonhair cells in Arabidopsis are determined by the expression level of GL2, which is activated by an MYB–bHLH–WD40 (WER–GL3–TTG1) transcriptional complex. The phytohormone ethylene (ET) has a unique effect of inducing N-position epidermal cells to form root hairs. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ET-induced ectopic root hair development remain enigmatic. Here, we show that ET promotes ectopic root hair formation through down-regulation of GL2 expression. ET-activated transcription factors EIN3 and its homolog EIL1 mediate this regulation. Molecular and biochemical analyses further revealed that EIN3 physically interacts with TTG1 and interferes with the interaction between TTG1 and GL3, resulting in reduced activation of GL2 by the WER–GL3–TTG1 complex. Furthermore, we found through genetic analysis that the master regulator of root hair elongation, RSL4, which is directly activated by EIN3, also participates in ET-induced ectopic root hair development. RSL4 negatively regulates the expression of GL2, likely through a mechanism similar to that of EIN3. Therefore, our work reveals that EIN3 may inhibit gene expression by affecting the formation of transcription-activating protein complexes and suggests an unexpected mutual inhibition between the hair elongation factor, RSL4, and the hair specification factor, GL2. Overall, this study provides a molecular framework for the integration of ET signaling and intrinsic root hair development pathway in modulating root epidermal cell specification.

scholarly journals Insight into the early steps of root hair formation revealed by the procuste1 cellulose synthase mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil K Singh ◽  
Urs Fischer ◽  
Manoj Singh ◽  
Markus Grebe ◽  
Alan Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Root Hair ◽  
Cellulose Synthase ◽  
Root Hair Formation ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Hair Formation

scholarly journals The Histone Chaperone NRP1 Interacts with WEREWOLF to Activate GLABRA2 in Arabidopsis Root Hair Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhu ◽  
Liang Rong ◽  
Qiang Luo ◽  
Baihui Wang ◽  
Nana Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Root Hair ◽  
Histone Chaperone ◽  
Arabidopsis Root ◽  
Root Hair Development ◽  
Hair Development

scholarly journals A novel gene LbHLH from the halophyte Limonium bicolor enhances salt tolerance via reducing root hair development and enhancing osmotic resistance

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Wang ◽  
Yingli Zhou ◽  
Yanyu Xu ◽  
Baoshan Wang ◽  
Fang Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Root Hair ◽  
Salt Gland ◽  
Nacl Stress ◽  
35S Promoter ◽  
Osmotic Resistance ◽  
Salt Glands ◽  
Limonium Bicolor ◽  
Root Hair Development ◽  
Hair Development

Abstract Background Identifying genes involved in salt tolerance in the recretohalophyte Limonium bicolor could facilitate the breeding of crops with enhanced salt tolerance. Here we cloned the previously uncharacterized gene LbHLH and explored its role in salt tolerance. Results The 2,067-bp open reading frame of LbHLH encodes a 688-amino-acid protein with a typical helix-loop-helix (HLH) domain. In situ hybridization showed that LbHLH is expressed in salt glands of L. bicolor. LbHLH localizes to the nucleus, and LbHLH is highly expressed during salt gland development and in response to NaCl treatment. To further explore its function, we heterologously expressed LbHLH in Arabidopsis thaliana under the 35S promoter. The overexpression lines showed significantly increased trichome number and reduced root hair number. LbHLH might interact with GLABRA1 to influence trichome and root hair development, as revealed by yeast two-hybrid analysis. The transgenic lines showed higher germination percentages and longer roots than the wild type under NaCl treatment. Analysis of seedlings grown on medium containing sorbitol with the same osmotic pressure as 100 mM NaCl demonstrated that overexpressing LbHLH enhanced osmotic resistance. Conclusion These results indicate that LbHLH enhances salt tolerance by reducing root hair development and enhancing osmotic resistance under NaCl stress.

scholarly journals Responses of root hair development to elevated CO2

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1414-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Fang Niu ◽  
Gu Lei Jin ◽  
Ru Shan Chai ◽  
Huan Wang ◽  
Yong Song Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Root Hair ◽  
Root Hair Development ◽  
Hair Development

scholarly journals Alternative Oxidase Inhibition Impairs Tobacco Root Development and Root Hair Formation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Lu-Lu Yu ◽  
Ye Peng ◽  
Xin-Xin Geng ◽  
Fei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Root Development ◽  
Transcriptome Analysis ◽  
Root Hair ◽  
Alternative Oxidase ◽  
Regulation Of Gene Expression ◽  
Main Root ◽  
Respiratory Pathway ◽  
Root Hair Formation ◽  
Hair Formation

Alternative oxidase (AOX) is the terminal oxidase of the mitochondrial respiratory electron transport chain in plant cells and is critical for the balance of mitochondrial hemostasis. In this study, the effect of inhibition of AOX with different concentrations of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) on the tobacco root development was investigated. We show here that AOX inhibition significantly impaired the development of the main root and root hair formation of tobacco. The length of the main root of SHAM-treated tobacco was significantly shorter than that of the control, and no root hairs were formed after treatment with a concentration of 1 mM SHAM or more. The transcriptome analysis showed that AOX inhibition by 1 mM SHAM involved in the regulation of gene expression related to root architecture. A total of 5,855 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained by comparing SHAM-treated roots with control. Of these, the gene expression related to auxin biosynthesis and perception were significantly downregulated by 1 mM SHAM. Similarly, genes related to cell wall loosening, cell cycle, and root meristem growth factor 1 (RGF1) also showed downregulation on SHAM treatment. Moreover, combined with the results of physiological measurements, the transcriptome analysis demonstrated that AOX inhibition resulted in excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species in roots, which further induced oxidative damage and cell apoptosis. It is worth noting that when indoleacetic acid (20 nM) and dimethylthiourea (10 mM) were added to the medium containing SHAM, the defects of tobacco root development were alleviated, but to a limited extent. Together, these findings indicated that AOX-mediated respiratory pathway plays a crucial role in the tobacco root development, including root hair formation.

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