Mechanical load induces upregulation of transcripts for a set of genes implicated in secondary wall formation in the supporting tissue of Arabidopsis thaliana.
We examined the effects of mechanical load on transcripts of a set of cell wall related genes that are implicated in the formation of supporting tissues, by applying a 50 mg strip of aluminum foil to the inflorescence stem of Arabidopsis thaliana, a weight roughly half the fresh weight of the stem. Transcript levels of 12 of the 15 genes examined were increased by load application, as were the levels of some transcription factors that regulate secondary wall formation. These findings support the involvement of a load-sensing system in regulation of supporting tissue formation via transcriptional regulation of cell wall related genes.
Koizumi
Kento
K
Department of Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
Yokoyama
Ryusuke
R
Nishitani
Kazuhiko
K
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000235:genetics; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015854:Up-Regulation
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005966:Glucuronidase