A quantitative model for spatio-temporal dynamics of root gravitropism.

ABSTRACT: Plant organs adapt their morphology according to environmental signals through growth-driven processes called tropisms. While much effort has been directed towards the development of mathematical models describing the tropic dynamics of aerial organs, these cannot provide a good description of roots due to intrinsic physiological differences. Here we present a mathematical model informed by gravitropic experiments on Arabidopsis thaliana roots, assuming a subapical growth profile and apical sensing. The model quantitatively recovers the full spatio-temporal dynamics observed in experiments. An analytical solution of the model enables us to evaluate the gravitropic and proprioceptive sensitivities of roots, while also allowing us to corroborate the requirement for proprioception in describi

SUBMITTER: Porat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773994 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature