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Research article2019Peer reviewedOpen access

Rho-of-plant activated root hair formation requires Arabidopsis YIP4a/b gene function

Gendre, Delphine; Baral, Anirban; Dang, Xie; Esnay, Nicolas; Boutte, Yohann; Stanislas, Thomas; Vain, Thomas; Claverol, Stephane; Gustavsson, Anna; Lin, Deshu; Grebe, Markus; Bhalerao, Rishikesh P.

Abstract

Root hairs are protrusions from root epidermal cells with crucial roles in plant soil interactions. Although much is known about patterning, polarity and tip growth of root hairs, contributions of membrane trafficking to hair initiation remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that the trans-Golgi network-localized YPT-INTERACTING PROTEIN 4a and YPT-INTERACTING PROTEIN 4b (YIP4a/b) contribute to activation and plasma membrane accumulation of Rho-of-plant (ROP) small GTPases during hair initiation, identifying YIP4a/b as central trafficking components in ROP-dependent root hair formation.

Keywords

ROP; YIP; Root hair; Secretion; Trans-Golgi network

Published in

Development
2019, Volume: 146, number: 5, article number: UNSP dev168559
Publisher: COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD