Transport de l'auxine et développement du nodule actinorhizien chez l'arbre tropical Casuarina glauca

Les plantes actinorhiziennes appartiennent à 8 familles d angiosperme et forment une symbiose fixatrice d azote avec l actinomycète du sol Frankia qui aboutit à la formation de nodules au niveau du système racinaire de la plante. Le nodule actinorhizien est considéré comme une racine latérale modifiée car i) il provient de divisions des cellules du péricycle situées en face du pôle de xylème, ii) il possède un méristème apical et un système vasculaire central et iii) chez certaines espèces comme Casuarina glauca une racine nodulaire est produite à l apex de chaque lobe nodulaire. L auxine, et notamment le transport d influx, est impliquée dans la mise en place de la racine latérale. Nous avons donc identifié des gènes de transporteurs d influx d auxine chez la plante actinorhizienne C. glauca et étudié le rôle du transport d influx au cours de la mise en place du nodule actinorhizien. Deux gènes de la famille AUX-LAX codant des transporteurs d influx d auxine ont été identifiés C. glauca. Les profils d expression des gènes CgAUX1 et CgLAX3 sont très conservés entre C. glauca et Arabidopsis thaliana. De plus, des analyses fonctionnelles par complémentation de mutants d A. thaliana ont mis en évidence une équivalence entre CgAUX1 et AtAUX1. Nos études suggèrent également qu il existe une divergence fonctionnelle au sein de la famille AUX-LAX. Nous avons analysé le rôle de ces gènes au cours de la mise en place de la symbiose. Notre étude montre que le gène CgAUX1 est exprimé dans les cellules infectées tout au long de l infection. De plus, le rôle du transport d influx d auxine dans le mécanisme d infection a été confirmé par l utilisation d un inhibiteur du transport d influx. Par ailleurs, le gène CgAUX1 est exprimé dans le primordium de racine latérale mais pas dans le primordium nodulaire. Cela suggère que ces deux organes présentent des différences dans leur programme de développement. Afin d identifier les mécanismes agissant en aval du transport d influx d auxine, nous avons étudié le rôle d AtLAX3 chez Arabidopsis. Nous avons montré qu un certain nombre de gènes de remodelage de la paroi sont induits par l auxine de façon dépendante d AtLAX3 au cours de l émergence de la racine latérale. Nous avons cherché à identifier des gènes de remodelage de la paroi qui pourraient être impliqués dans l infection par la bactérie Frankia de façon dépendante de CgAUX1. Cg12 qui code une protéase de type subtilisine spécifiquement exprimée dans les cellules infectées pourrait être une cible de la signalisation auxinique dépendante de CgAUX1. Nos résultats suggèrent que le transport d influx d auxine est impliqué dans la mise en place du nodule actinorhizien chez C. glaucaActinorhizal plants belonging to 8 families of angiosperms can enter symbiosis with a soil actinomycete called Frankia. This interaction leads to the formation of nitrogen fixing nodules on the plant root system. The actinorhizal nodule is considered as a modified lateral root because i) it originates from divisions of pericycle cells situated in front of xylem poles, ii) its vasculature is central and its growth is indeterminate due to the presence of an apical meristem and iii) in some species such as Casuarina glauca a so-called nodular root is formed at the apex of each nodule lobe. Auxin, and more particularly auxin influx, is involved in lateral root formation. We identified auxin influx transporter genes in the actinorhizal plant C. glauca and studied the role of auxin influx transport during actinorhizal nodule formation. Two AUX-LAX genes encoding for auxin influx carriers have been identified in C. glauca. The expression patterns of CgAUX1 and CgLAX3 are highly conserved between C. glauca and Arabidopsis thaliana. Functional complementation of the Arabidopsis aux1 mutant revealed that CgAUX1 and AtAUX1 share equivalent functions. Our data suggest that functional divergence exists in the AUX-LAX family. We analysed the role of these genes during the actinorhizal symbiosis. Expression studies showed that CgAUX1 is expressed in all infected cells. Moreover, we confirmed that auxin influx transport is involved in the symbiotic process by taking advantage of an auxin influx transport inhibitor. We also observed that CgAUX1 is expressed in lateral root primordium but not in nodule primordium thus pinpointing some differences in the developmental program of these two organs. We then tried to identify the mechanisms acting downstream of auxin influx transport by studying the role of AtLAX3 in Arabidopsis. We showed that a set of cell wall remodeling genes are induced by auxin in a AtLAX3 dependent way during lateral root emergence. We next tried to identify cell wall remodeling genes that could be involved in the infection process in a CgAUX1 dependent way. Cg12 encodes for a subtilisin-like protease that is specifically expressed in Frankia infected cells and could be a target of CgAUX1 dependent auxin signaling. Our results suggest that auxin influx transport is involved in the infection process during actinorhizal nodule formation in C. glaucaMONTPELLIER-BU Sciences (341722106) / SudocSudocFranceF

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Correlations between gaseous and liquid phase chemistries induced by cold atmospheric plasmas in a physiological buffer

International audienceThe understanding of plasma–liquid interactions is of major importance, not only in physical chemistry, chemical engineering and polymer science, but in biomedicine as well as to better control the biological processes induced on/in biological samples by Cold Atmospheric Plasmas (CAPs). Moreover, plasma–air interactions have to be particularly considered since these CAPs propagate in the ambient air. Herein, we developed a helium-based CAP setup equipped with a shielding-gas device, which allows the control of plasma–air interactions. Thanks to this device, we obtained specific diffuse CAPs, with the ability to propagate along several centimetres in the ambient air at atmospheric pressure. Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) measurements were performed on these CAPs during their interaction with a liquid medium (phosphate-buffered saline PBS 10 mM, pH 7.4) giving valuable information about the induced chemistry as a function of the shielding gas composition (variable O2/(O2 + N2) ratio). Several excited species were detected including N2+(First Negative System, FNS), N2(Second Positive System, SPS) and HO˙ radical. The ratios between nitrogen/oxygen excited species strongly depend on the O2/(O2 + N2) ratio. The liquid chemistry developed after CAP treatment was investigated by combining electrochemical and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy methods. We detected and quantified stable oxygen and nitrogen species (H2O2, NO2−, NO3−) along with Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) such as the peroxynitrite anion ONOO−. It appears that the RNS/ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) ratio in the treated liquid depends also on the shielding gas composition. Eventually, the composition of the surrounding environment of CAPs seems to be crucial for the induced plasma chemistry and consequently, for the liquid chemistry. All these results demonstrate clearly that for physical, chemical and biomedical applications, which are usually achieved in ambient air environments, it is necessary to realize an effective control of plasma–air interactions

Low phosphate activates STOP1-ALMT1 to rapidly inhibit root cell elongation

International audienceEnvironmental cues profoundly modulate cell proliferation and cell elongation to inform and direct plant growth and development. External phosphate (Pi) limitation inhibits primary root growth in many plant species. However, the underlying Pi sensory mechanisms are unknown. Here we genetically uncouple two Pi sensing pathways in the root apex of Arabidopsis thaliana. First, the rapid inhibition of cell elongation in the transition zone is controlled by transcription factor STOP1, by its direct target, ALMT1, encoding a malate channel, and by ferroxidase LPR1, which together mediate Fe and peroxidase-dependent cell wall stiffening. Second, during the subsequent slow inhibition of cell proliferation in the apical meristem, which is mediated by LPR1-dependent, but largely STOP1–ALMT1-independent, Fe and callose accumulate in the stem cell niche, leading to meristem reduction. Our work uncovers STOP1 and ALMT1 as a signalling pathway of low Pi availability and exuded malate as an unexpected apoplastic inhibitor of root cell wall expansion

Analyzing lateral root development:how to move forward

Roots are important to plants for a wide variety of processes, including nutrient and water uptake, anchoring and mechanical support, storage functions, and as the major interface between the plant and various biotic and abiotic factors in the soil environment. Therefore, understanding the development and architecture of roots holds potential for the manipulation of root traits to improve the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems and to better understand and manage natural ecosystems. While lateral root development is a traceable process along the primary root and different stages can be found along this longitudinal axis of time and development, root system architecture is complex and difficult to quantify. Here, we comment on assays to describe lateral root phenotypes and propose ways to move forward regarding the description of root system architecture, also considering crops and the environment

AUX/LAX genes encode a family of auxin influx transporters that perform distinct functions during Arabidopsis development

Auxin transport, which is mediated by specialized influx and efflux carriers, plays a major role in many aspects of plant growth and development. AUXIN1 (AUX1) has been demonstrated to encode a high-affinity auxin influx carrier. In Arabidopsis thaliana, AUX1 belongs to a small multigene family comprising four highly conserved genes (i.e., AUX1 and LIKE AUX1 [LAX] genes LAX1, LAX2, and LAX3). We report that all four members of this AUX/LAX family display auxin uptake functions. Despite the conservation of their biochemical function, AUX1, LAX1, and LAX3 have been described to regulate distinct auxin-dependent developmental processes. Here, we report that LAX2 regulates vascular patterning in cotyledons. We also describe how regulatory and coding sequences of AUX/LAX genes have undergone subfunctionalization based on their distinct patterns of spatial expression and the inability of LAX sequences to rescue aux1 mutant phenotypes, respectively. Despite their high sequence similarity at the protein level, transgenic studies reveal that LAX proteins are not correctly targeted in the AUX1 expression domain. Domain swapping studies suggest that the N-terminal half of AUX1 is essential for correct LAX localization. We conclude that Arabidopsis AUX/LAX genes encode a family of auxin influx transporters that perform distinct developmental functions and have evolved distinct regulatory mechanisms

The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

The endogenous circadian clock enables organisms to adapt their growth and development to environmental changes. Here we describe how the circadian clock is employed to coordinate responses to the key signal auxin during lateral root (LR) emergence. In the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, LRs originate from a group of stem cells deep within the root, necessitating that new organs emerge through overlying root tissues. We report that the circadian clock is rephased during LR development. Metabolite and transcript profiling revealed that the circadian clock controls the levels of auxin and auxin-related genes including the auxin response repressor IAA14 and auxin oxidase AtDAO2. Plants lacking or overexpressing core clock components exhibit LR emergence defects. We conclude that the circadian clock acts to gate auxin signalling during LR development to facilitate organ emergence