Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231912007
Keywords
embryo; stem cells; meristem; CLV3; NGAL; DPA4; NGAL3; SOD7; NGAL2
Funding
- Saclay Plant Sciences-SPS [ANR-17-EUR-0007]
- IJPB's Plant Observatory technological platforms
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The transcription factors DPA4 and SOD7 have been found to facilitate de novo stem cell initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana axillary meristems, but they do not play a similar role during stem cell formation in embryo shoot apical meristems.
In plants, stem cells are embedded in structures called meristems. Meristems can be formed either during embryogenesis or during the plant's life such as, for instance, axillary meristems. While the regulation of the stem cell population in an established meristem is well described, how it is initiated in newly formed meristems is less well understood. Recently, two transcription factors of the NGATHA-like family, DEVELOPMENT-RELATED PcG TARGET IN THE APEX4 (DPA4)/NGAL3 and SUPPRESSOR OF DA1-1 7 (SOD7)/NGAL2 have been shown to facilitate de novo stem cell initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana axillary meristems. Here, we tested whether the DPA4 and SOD7 genes had a similar role during stem cell formation in embryo shoot apical meristems. Using DPA4 and SOD7 reporter lines, we characterized the expression pattern of these genes during embryo development, revealing only a partial overlap with the stem cell population. In addition, we showed that the expression of a stem cell reporter was not modified in dpa4-2 sod7-2 double mutant embryos compared to the wild type. Together, these observations suggest that DPA4 and SOD7 are not required for stem cell specification during embryo shoot apical meristem initiation. This work stresses the difference in the regulatory network leading to meristem formation during the embryonic and post-embryonic phases.
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