期刊
PLANTS-BASEL
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10040734
关键词
microgravity simulation; gravitropism; gravity perception; plant; clinostat
资金
- Agencia Estatal de Investigacion of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [ESP2015-64323-R, RTI2018-099309-B-I00]
- EU-ERDF
- United Nations Zero-Gravity Instrument Project (ZGIP)
- Spanish National Program for Young Researchers Training [BES-2016-077976]
Clinorotation is a commonly used method to simulate microgravity on ground, but different settings can result in varied responses in seedlings. Horizontal slow clinorotation induces changes in statocyte ultrastructure, while fast clinorotation is suitable only within a limited radius, triggering directional root growth.
Clinorotation was the first method designed to simulate microgravity on ground and it remains the most common and accessible simulation procedure. However, different experimental settings, namely angular velocity, sample orientation, and distance to the rotation center produce different responses in seedlings. Here, we compare A. thaliana root responses to the two most commonly used velocities, as examples of slow and fast clinorotation, and to vertical and horizontal clinorotation. We investigate their impact on the three stages of gravitropism: statolith sedimentation, asymmetrical auxin distribution, and differential elongation. We also investigate the statocyte ultrastructure by electron microscopy. Horizontal slow clinorotation induces changes in the statocyte ultrastructure related to a stress response and internalization of the PIN-FORMED 2 (PIN2) auxin transporter in the lower endodermis, probably due to enhanced mechano-stimulation. Additionally, fast clinorotation, as predicted, is only suitable within a very limited radius from the clinorotation center and triggers directional root growth according to the direction of the centrifugal force. Our study provides a full morphological picture of the stages of graviresponse in the root tip, and it is a valuable contribution to the field of microgravity simulation by clarifying the limitations of 2D-clinostats and proposing a proper use.
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