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CURRENT BIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 22, Pages 4384-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.053
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Forderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung) [PP00P3_157524, 316030_164086]
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) [NWO 864.13.008]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [RA2590/1-2]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [316030_164086, PP00P3_157524] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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During post-embryonic development, the pericycle specifies the stem cells that give rise to both lateral roots (LRs) and the periderm, a suberized barrier that protects the plant against biotic and abiotic stresses. Comparable auxin-mediated signaling hubs regulate meristem establishment in many developmental contexts; however, it is unknown how specific outputs are achieved. Using the Arabidopsis root as a model, we show that while LR formation is the main auxin-induced program after de-etiolation, plants with age become competent to form a periderm in response to auxin. The establishment of the vascular cambium acts as the developmental switch required to trigger auxin-mediated periderm initiation. Moreover, distinct auxin signaling components and targets control LR versus periderm formation. Among the periderm-specific-promoting transcription factors, WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX 4 (WOX4) and KNAT1/BREVIPEDICELLUS (BP) stand out as their specific overexpression in the periderm results in an increased number of periderm layers, a trait of agronomical importance in breeding programs targeting stress tolerance. These findings reveal that specificity in pericycle stem cell fate is achieved by the integration of developmental cues into distinct regulatory modules.
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