title: Cell cycle progression in the pericycle is not sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-mediated lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: To study the mechanisms behind auxin-induced cell division, lateral root initiation was used as a model system. By means of microarray analysis, genome-wide transcriptional changes were monitored during the early steps of lateral root initiation. Inclusion of the dominant auxin signaling mutant solitary root1 (slr1) identified genes involved in lateral root initiation that act downstream of the auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (AUX/IAA) signaling pathway. Interestingly, key components of the cell cycle machinery were strongly defective in slr1, suggesting a direct link between AUX/IAA signaling and core cell cycle regulation. However, induction of the cell cycle in the mutant background by overexpression of the D-type cyclin (CYCD3;1) was able to trigger complete rounds of cell division in the pericycle that did not result in lateral root formation. Therefore, lateral root initiation can only take place when cell cycle activation is accompanied by cell fate respecification of pericycle cells. The microarray data also yielded evidence for the existence of both negative and positive feedback mechanisms that regulate auxin homeostasis and signal transduction in the pericycle, thereby fine-tuning the process of lateral root initiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanneste
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Rybel
authors.forename: Gerrit T S
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Beemster
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ljung
authors.forename: Ive
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Isterdael
authors.forename: Mirande
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naudts
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gruissem
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasaka
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Inzé
authors.forename: Hidehiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukaki
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beeckman
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016213:Cyclins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D025461:Feedback, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000502:physiology; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation / Q000502:physiology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C496944:CycD3 protein, Arabidopsis; D016213:Cyclins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; C030737:indoleacetic acid