期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012258
关键词
root; meristem; NAC1; E2Fa; endoreduplication
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32170338, 32061143005]
- Youth Interdisciplinary Science and Innovative Research Groups of Shandong University [2020QNQT014]
- Shandong Province Funds for Excellent Young Scholars [ZR2020YQ19]
This study found that the transcription factor NAC1 regulates root growth in Arabidopsis by directly repressing the transcription of E2Fa. Loss of NAC1 results in up-regulation of E2Fa expression, leading to a decrease in root meristem size and root length.
Root meristem is a reserve of undifferentiated cells which guide root development. To maintain root meristem identity and therefore continuous root growth, the rate of cell differentiation must coordinate with the rate of generation of new cells. The E2 promoter-binding factor a (E2Fa) has been shown to regulate root growth through controlling G1/S cell cycle transitions in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we found that NAC1, a member of the NAM/ATAF/CUC family of transcription factors, regulated root growth by directly repressing the transcription of E2Fa. Loss of NAC1 triggers an up-regulation of the E2Fa expression and causes a reduced meristem size and short-root phenotype, which are largely rescued by mutation of E2Fa. Further analysis showed that NAC1 was shown to regulate root meristem by controlling endopolyploidy levels in an E2Fa-dependent manner. This study provides evidence to show that NAC1 maintains root meristem size and root growth by directly repressing the transcription of E2Fa in Arabidopsis.
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