Coordination of Tissue Cell Polarity by Auxin Transport and Signaling

Plants coordinate the polarity of hundreds of cells during vein formation, but how they do so is unclear. The prevailing hypothesis proposes that GNOM, a regulator of membrane trafficking, positions PIN-FORMED auxin transporters to the correct side of the plasma membrane; the resulting cell-to-cell, polar transport of auxin would coordinate tissue cell polarity and induce vein formation. Contrary to predictions of the hypothesis, we find that vein formation occurs in the absence of PIN-FORMED or any other intercellular auxin-transporter; that the residual auxin-transport-independent vein-patterning activity relies on auxin signaling; and that a GNOM-dependent signal acts upstream of both auxin transport and signaling to coordinate tissue cell polarity and induce vein formation. Our results reveal synergism between auxin transport and signaling, and their unsuspected control by GNOM in the coordination of tissue cell polarity during vein patterning, one of the most informative expressions of tissue cell polarization in plants

A dynamic pattern of local auxin sources is required for root regeneration

Following removal of its stem cell niche, the root meristem can regenerate by recruitment of remnant cells from the stump. Regeneration is initiated by rapid accumulation of auxin near the injury site but the source of this auxin is unknown. Here, we show that auxin accumulation arises from the activity of multiple auxin biosynthetic sources that are newly specified near the cut site and that their continuous activity is required for the regeneration process. Auxin synthesis is highly localized and PIN-mediate transport is dispensable for auxin accumulation and tip regeneration. Roots lacking the activity of the regeneration competence factor ERF115, or that are dissected at a zone of low-regeneration potential, fail to activate local auxin sources. Remarkably, restoring auxin supply is sufficient to confer regeneration capacity to these recalcitrant tissues. We suggest that regeneration competence relies on the ability to specify new local auxin sources in a precise spatio-temporal pattern

Vein patterning by tissue-specific auxin transport

Unlike in animals, in plants, vein patterning does not rely on direct cell-cell interaction and cell migration; instead, it depends on the transport of the plant hormone auxin, which in turn depends on the activity of the PIN-FORMED1 (PIN1) auxin transporter. The current hypotheses of vein patterning by auxin transport propose that, in the epidermis of the developing leaf, PIN1-mediated auxin transport converges to peaks of auxin level. From those convergence points of epidermal PIN1 polarity, auxin would be transported in the inner tissues where it would give rise to major veins. Here, we have tested predictions of this hypothesis and have found them unsupported: epidermal PIN1 expression is neither required nor sufficient for auxin transport-dependent vein patterning, whereas inner-tissue PIN1 expression turns out to be both required and sufficient for auxin transport-dependent vein patterning. Our results refute all vein patterning hypotheses based on auxin transport from the epidermis and suggest alternatives for future tests

Local auxin biosynthesis is required for root regeneration after wounding

The root meristem can regenerate following removal of its stem-cell niche by recruitment of remnant cells from the stump. Regeneration is initiated by rapid accumulation of auxin near the injury site but the source of this auxin is unknown. Here, we show that auxin accumulation arises from the activity of multiple auxin biosynthetic sources that are newly specified near the cut site and that their continuous activity is required for the regeneration process. Auxin synthesis is highly localized while PIN-mediated transport is dispensable for auxin accumulation and tip regeneration. Roots lacking the activity of the regeneration competence factor ERF115, or that are dissected at a zone of low regeneration potential, fail to activate local auxin sources. Remarkably, restoring auxin supply is sufficient to confer regeneration capacity to these recalcitrant tissues. We suggest that regeneration competence relies on the ability to specify new local auxin sources in a precise temporal pattern

A dynamic pattern of local auxin sources is required for root regeneration

Following removal of its stem cell niche, the root meristem can regenerate by recruitment of remnant cells from the stump. Regeneration is initiated by rapid accumulation of auxin near the injury site but the source of this auxin is unknown. Here, we show that auxin accumulation arises from the activity of multiple auxin biosynthetic sources that are newly specified near the cut site and that their continuous activity is required for the regeneration process. Auxin synthesis is highly localized and PIN-mediate transport is dispensable for auxin accumulation and tip regeneration. Roots lacking the activity of the regeneration competence factor ERF115, or that are dissected at a zone of low-regeneration potential, fail to activate local auxin sources. Remarkably, restoring auxin supply is sufficient to confer regeneration capacity to these recalcitrant tissues. We suggest that regeneration competence relies on the ability to specify new local auxin sources in a precise spatio-temporal pattern

Structure and vascularization of the areolar region in leaf cacti

Uma das características marcantes na família Cactaceae A.L. de Jussieu é a presença de aréolas no caule, consideradas ramos altamente reduzidos. A estrutura e o desenvolvimento da região areolar foram temas de vários trabalhos, tendo sido analisados representantes das subfamílias Pereskioideae, Opuntioideae e Cactoideae. De um modo geral, os trabalhos relatam a ocorrência de tricomas e espinhos, estruturas intermediárias entre espinhos e folhas e os padrões de vascularização da região areolar. Sendo assim, o estudo da aréola em Cactaceae ainda requer investigações anatômicas, principal motivo que impulsionou o desenvolvimento deste trabalho que consiste em analisar a estrutura e a vascularização da região areolar em grupos de Cactaceae que apresentam folhas. Para tanto, foram selecionadas as seguintes espécies: Pereskia bahiensis Gürke (Pereskioideae), Maihuenia patagonica (Phil.) Britton & Rose (Maihuenioideae) e Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. (Opuntioideae). O estudo envolveu análise em microscopias óptica e eletrônica de varredura, considerando aspectos relativos às estruturas presentes na região da aréola como tricomas, espinhos e folhas e descrevendo a organização geral dos tecidos e a vascularização da aréola, através de cortes seriados transversais e longitudinais. Como resultados, podemos pontuar a presença de cordão vascular na base de espinhos de P. bahiensis; precoce diferenciação da zona meristemática intercalar em espinhos de M. patagônica, e as muitas semelhanças com a região da axila foliar em famílias relacionadas a Cactaceae. Concluímos, portanto, que a aréola possui organização conservada dentro de Cactaceae e que futuros estudos buscando entender a origem da região areolar devem ser focados no grupo Rhodocactus (basal de Cactaceae), e também em outras famílias dentro de PortulacineaeOne of the remarkable features of Cactacaeae A. L. de Jussieu is the presence of areoles in the steam, considered very short shoots. Many studies of the structure and development of the areole were made with species of Pereskioideae, Opuntioideae and Cactoideae. In general, these studies describe the presence of trichomes and spines, transitional forms between spines and leaves and vascular patterns of the areole region. Thus, the study of areole in Cactaceae requires anatomical investigations, propelling the development of this work. Our study consists in analyzing the structure and vascularization of the areolar region in groups of Cactacea that present leaves, and the select speacies were: Pereskia bahiensis Gürke (Pereskioideae), Maihuenia patagônica (Phil.) Britton & Rose (Maihuenioideae) and Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. (Opuntioideae). The analyzes were made with optical and eletronic scanning microscopy, considering aspects related to structures present in the areole, like trichomes, spines and leaves, and describing the general organization of the tissues and vascularization of the areole, through transverse and longitudinal seriate sections. As results, we can point out the presence of a procambial strand in the base of the spines in P. bahiensis, the early differentiation of the meristematic intercalary zone in spines of M.patagonica, and the many similarities between areole and the leaf axil in families related to Cactaceae. We conclude the areole organization is conserved inside Cactaceae, and that future studies aiming the understanding of the origin of the areolar region should be focused in Rhodocactus (basal to Cactaceae), and also in groups inside Portulacinea

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