Huang, Cho-chun
- Universität zu Köln
Sammanfattning
Endoreplication, also called endoreduplication, is a modified cell cycle in which DNA is repeatedly replicated without subsequent cell division. Endoreplication is often associated with increased cell size and specialized cell shapes, but the mechanism coordinating DNA content with shape and size remains obscure. Here we identify the product of the BRANCHLESS TRICHOMES (BLT) gene, a protein of hitherto unknown function that has been conserved throughout angiosperm evolution, as a link in coordinating cell shape and nuclear DNA content in endoreplicated Arabidopsis trichomes. Loss-of-function mutations in BLT were found to enhance the multicellular trichome phenotype of mutants in the SIAMESE (SIM) gene, which encodes a repressor of endoreplication. Epistasis and overexpression experiments revealed that BLT encodes a key regulator of trichome branching. Additional experiments showed that BLT interacts both genetically and physically with STICHEL, another key regulator of trichome branching. Although blt mutants have normal trichome DNA content, overexpression of BLT results in an additional round of endoreplication, and blt mutants uncouple DNA content from morphogenesis in mutants with increased trichome branching, further emphasizing its role in linking cell shape and endoreplication. © 2011. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
Nyckelord
Arabidopsis; Cell cycle; Endoreduplication; Endoreplication; Trichome
Publicerad i
Development
2011, volym: 138, nummer: 11, sidor: 2379-2388
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Botanik
Cellbiologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.058982
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132342