Journal
PLANT JOURNAL
Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages 685-698Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12231
Keywords
POPACAULIS5; ACAULIS5 (ACL5); class III homeodomain leucine zipper transcription factors (HD-ZipIII); wood development; polyamine; Populus tremulaxPopulus tremuloides; Populus trichocarpa
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [PEst-OE/EQB/LA0004/2011, PTDC/AGR-GPL/098369/2008, SFRH/BD/30074/2006, SFRH/BD/78927/2011]
- Swedish Research Council Formas
- Swedish research council VR
- Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems Vinnova
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Innovation [BIO2011-23828]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/30074/2006, PTDC/AGR-GPL/098369/2008, SFRH/BD/78927/2011] Funding Source: FCT
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Polyamines are small polycationic amines that are widespread in living organisms. Thermospermine, synthesized by thermospermine synthase ACAULIS5 (ACL5), was recently shown to be an endogenous plant polyamine. Thermospermine is critical for proper vascular development and xylem cell specification, but it is not known how thermospermine homeostasis is controlled in the xylem. We present data in the Populus model system supporting the existence of a negative feedback control of thermospermine levels in stem xylem tissues, the main site of thermospermine biosynthesis. While over-expression of the ACL5 homologue in Populus, POPACAULIS5, resulted in strong up-regulation of ACL5 expression and thermospermine accumulation in leaves, the corresponding levels in the secondary xylem tissues of the stem were similar or lower than those in the wild-type. POPACAULIS5 over-expression had a negative effect on accumulation of indole-3-acetic acid, while exogenous auxin had a positive effect on POPACAULIS5 expression, thus promoting thermospermine accumulation. Further, over-expression of POPACAULIS5 negatively affected expression of the classIII homeodomain leucine zipper (HD-ZipIII) transcription factor gene PttHB8, a homologue of AtHB8, while up-regulation of PttHB8 positively affected POPACAULIS5 expression. These results indicate that excessive accumulation of thermospermine is prevented by a negative feedback control of POPACAULIS5 transcript levels through suppression of indole-3-acetic acid levels, and that PttHB8 is involved in the control of POPACAULIS5 expression. We propose that this negative feedback loop functions to maintain steady-state levels of thermospermine, which is required for proper xylem development, and that it is dependent on the presence of high concentrations of endogenous indole-3-acetic acid, such as those present in the secondary xylem tissues.
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