Journal
PLANT CELL
Volume 34, Issue 8, Pages 3006-3027Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac147
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31970186, 31770205, 31870268]
- Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi [2021JC-17]
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This study identifies the interaction between two important microtubule (MT)-associated proteins, MOR1/MAP215 and KTN1, which play a crucial role in regulating MT dynamics and development in plants.
The MAP215 family of microtubule (MT) polymerase/nucleation factors and the MT severing enzyme katanin are widely conserved MT-associated proteins (MAPs) across the plant and animal kingdoms. However, how these two essential MAPs coordinate to regulate plant MT dynamics and development remains unknown. Here, we identified novel hypomorphic alleles of MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION 1 (MOR1), encoding the Arabidopsis thaliana homolog of MAP215, in genetic screens for mutants oversensitive to the MT-destabilizing drug propyzamide. Live imaging in planta revealed that MOR1-green fluorescent protein predominantly tracks the plus-ends of cortical MTs (cMTs) in interphase cells and labels preprophase band, spindle and phragmoplast MT arrays in dividing cells. Remarkably, MOR1 and KATANIN 1 (KTN1), the p60 subunit of Arabidopsis katanin, act synergistically to control the proper formation of plant-specific MT arrays, and consequently, cell division and anisotropic cell expansion. Moreover, MOR1 physically interacts with KTN1 and promotes KTN1-mediated severing of cMTs. Our work establishes the Arabidopsis MOR1-KTN1 interaction as a central functional node dictating MT dynamics and plant growth and development. MOR1/MAP215 and KTN1, two conserved microtubule (MT)-associated proteins, interact and synergistically control MT organizations during cell division and cell elongation.
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