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Root Meristem Growth Factor 1 (RGF1) controls root meristem size through reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Although five receptors of RGF1 have recently been identified, the downstream signaling mechanism remains unknown. The goal of this study is to elucidate signaling events following RGF1 action. Methods: mRNA profiles of the root meristematic zone from Arabidopsis seedlings with or without RGF1 treatment were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate. The sequence reads were analyzed using Tophat and DESeq2. The mutants of selected differentially expressed genes were generated for phenotyping. Results: Our study uncovered a series of signaling events following RGF1 action. The RGF1-receptor pathway controls distribution of reactive oxygen species (ROS) along the developmental zones of the Arabidopsis root. We identify a novel transcription factor, RGF1 INDUCIBLE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 (RITF1), which plays a central role in mediating RGF1 signaling. Manipulating RITF1 expression leads to redistribution of ROS along the root developmental zones. Changes in ROS distribution, in turn, enhance the stability of the PLETHORA2 (PLT2) protein, a master regulator of root stem cells. Conclusions: Our study clearly depicts a signaling cascade initiated by RGF1 and links the RGF1 peptide to ROS regulatory mechanisms.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

PROVIDER: GSE108730 | GEO | 2019/10/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The mechanisms ensuring balanced growth remain a critical question in developmental biology. In plants, this balance relies on spatiotemporal integration of hormonal signaling pathways, but the understanding of the precise contribution of each hormone is just beginning to take form. Brassinosteroid (BR) hormone, is shown here to have opposing effects on root meristem size, depending on its site of action. BR is demonstrated to both delay and promote onset of stem cell daughter differentiation, when acting in the outer tissue of the root meristem, the epidermis, and the inner-most tissue, the stele, respectively. To understand the molecular basis of this phenomenon, a comprehensive spatiotemporal translatome mapping of Arabidopsis roots was performed. Analyses of wild type and mutants featuring different distributions of BR, revealed autonomous, tissue-specific gene responses to BR, implying its contrasting tissue-dependent impact on growth. BR-induced genes were primarily detected in epidermal cells of the basal meristem zone and were enriched by auxin-related genes. In contrast, repressed BR genes prevailed in the stele of the apical meristem zone. Furthermore, auxin was found to mediate the growth-promoting impact of BR signaling originating in the epidermis, while BR signaling in the stele buffered this effect. We propose that context-specific BR activity and responses are oppositely interpreted at the organ level, ensuring coherent growth. 24 samples of polyribosome-associated mRNA (following 0, 3, and 8 hours of BR treatment, in two biological repetitions), were collected. RNA samples were sequenced on an Illumina HiSeq 2500, to obtain 50 bp single-end reads. These reads were aligned to the TAIR10 assembly of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, using Tophat2 v2.0.9. Transcript coordinates from the TAIR10 reference set were used to guide the alignment process. After alignment, the numbers of reads per transcript were estimated using HTSeq v0.5.3p3, and DESeq2 v1.2.8 was used to normalize read counts and call differentially expressed genes.

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Root Meristem Growth Factor 1 (RGF1) controls root meristem size through reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling

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