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Root meristem growth factor 1 controls root meristem size through reactive oxygen species signaling

Masashi Yamada, Xinwei Han, Philip. N. Benfey
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/244947
Masashi Yamada
1Department of Biology and HHMI, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Xinwei Han
1Department of Biology and HHMI, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Philip. N. Benfey
1Department of Biology and HHMI, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Abstract

Stem cell niche and root meristem size are maintained by intercellular interactions and signaling networks of a plant peptide hormone, Root Meristem Growth Factor 1 (RGF1). How RGF1 regulates root meristem development is an essential question to understand stem cell function. Although five receptors of RGF1 have recently been identified, the downstream signaling mechanism remains unknown. Here, we report 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. Taken together, our study clearly depicts a signaling cascade initiated by RGF1 and links the RGF1 peptide to ROS regulatory mechanisms.

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Root meristem growth factor 1 controls root meristem size through reactive oxygen species signaling
Masashi Yamada, Xinwei Han, Philip. N. Benfey
bioRxiv 244947; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/244947
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Root meristem growth factor 1 controls root meristem size through reactive oxygen species signaling
Masashi Yamada, Xinwei Han, Philip. N. Benfey
bioRxiv 244947; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/244947

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