title: The transcription factor BELLRINGER modulates phyllotaxis by regulating the expression of a pectin methylesterase in Arabidopsis.
abstract: Plant leaves and flowers are positioned along the stem in a regular pattern. This pattern, which is referred to as phyllotaxis, is generated through the precise emergence of lateral organs and is controlled by gradients of the plant hormone auxin. This pattern is actively maintained during stem growth through controlled cell proliferation and elongation. The formation of new organs is known to depend on changes in cell wall chemistry, in particular the demethylesterification of homogalacturonans, one of the main pectic components. Here we report a dual function for the homeodomain transcription factor BELLRINGER (BLR) in the establishment and maintenance of the phyllotactic pattern in Arabidopsis. BLR is required for the establishment of normal phyllotaxis through the exclusion of pectin methylesterase PME5 expression from the meristem dome and for the maintenance of phyllotaxis through the activation of PME5 in the elongating stem. These results provide new insights into the role of pectin demethylesterification in organ initiation and cell elongation and identify an important component of the regulation mechanism involved.
authors.affiliation: Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, Bâtiment 2, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Route de St Cyr (RD 10.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peaucelle
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Louvet
authors.forename: Jorunn N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salsac
authors.forename: Halima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fournet
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belcram
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gillet
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höfte
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laufs
authors.forename: Grégory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mouille
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pelloux
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D035264:Flowers / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018519:Meristem / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C487569:RPL protein, Arabidopsis; C022323:pectinesterase