Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157907
Keywords
Arabidopsis; auxin; embryo; endosperm; PIN1; Rab; Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase; seed; seed coat
Funding
- National Science Centre of Poland [UMO-2016/21/D/NZ3/02615]
- University of Gdansk [DS531-D030-D847-21]
- Australian Research Council
- [DP180104092]
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Auxin plays a crucial role in plant development, with its transport mediated by various proteins including Rab and RGTB1. The disruption of vesicular traffic due to mutations in RGTB1 affects both pre and post-fertilization events, highlighting the importance of proper vesicular trafficking in sexual reproduction of flowering plants.
Auxin is a key regulator of plant development affecting the formation and maturation of reproductive structures. The apoplastic route of auxin transport engages influx and efflux facilitators from the PIN, AUX and ABCB families. The polar localization of these proteins and constant recycling from the plasma membrane to endosomes is dependent on Rab-mediated vesicular traffic. Rab proteins are anchored to membranes via posttranslational addition of two geranylgeranyl moieties by the Rab Geranylgeranyl Transferase enzyme (RGT), which consists of RGTA, RGTB and REP subunits. Here, we present data showing that seed development in the rgtb1 mutant, with decreased vesicular transport capacity, is disturbed. Both pre- and post-fertilization events are affected, leading to a decrease in seed yield. Pollen tube recognition at the stigma and its guidance to the micropyle is compromised and the seed coat forms incorrectly. Excess auxin in the sporophytic tissues of the ovule in the rgtb1 plants leads to an increased tendency of autonomous endosperm formation in unfertilized ovules and influences embryo development in a maternal sporophytic manner. The results show the importance of vesicular traffic for sexual reproduction in flowering plants, and highlight RGTB1 as a key component of sporophytic-filial signaling.
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