A glycogen synthase kinase 3-like kinase MpGSK regulates cell differentiation in Marchantia polymorpha.

ABSTRACT: Plants precisely coordinate the balance between cell proliferation and differentiation to ensure the continuous development. In Arabidopsis thaliana, members of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) family, which are highly conserved serine/threonine protein kinases among eukaryotes, play important roles in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation during various developmental processes. However, functional roles of GSK3s in the plant lineages except angiosperms remain to be elucidated. Here, we utilized a model liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha, for studies of GSK3, because it has a single GSK3-like kinase, MpGSK. When M. polymorpha was treated with a chemical compound, bikinin, which is known as a specific inhibitor for GSK3-like kinases, growth and morphologies w

SUBMITTER: Furuya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9200085 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature