Overexpression of OsKTN80a, a katanin P80 ortholog, caused the repressed cell elongation and stalled cell division mediated by microtubule apparatus defects in primary root in Oryza sativa.
Katanin, a microtubule-severing enzyme, consists of two subunits: the catalytic subunit P60, and the regulatory subunit P80. In several species, P80 functions in meiotic spindle organization, the flagella biogenesis, the neuronal development, and the male gamete production. However, the P80 function in higher plants remains elusive. In this study, we found that there are three katanin P80 orthologs (OsKTN80a, OsKTN80b, and OsKTN80c) in Oryza sativa L. Overexpression of OsKTN80a caused the retarded root growth of rice seedlings. Further investigation indicates that the retained root growth was caused by the repressed cell elongation in the elongation zone and the stalled cytokinesis in the division zone in the root tip. The in vivo examination suggests that OsKTN80a acts as a microtubule stabilizer. We prove that OsKTN80a, possibly associated with OsKTN60, is involved in root growth via regulating the cell elongation and division.
State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Lei
L
Wan
Xiuwen
X
Wang
Shaoqing
S
Li
Jun
J
Hu
Wenchao
W
Huang
Yingguo
Y
Zhu
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D000074201:Katanin; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D012275:Oryza / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism*
D010940:Plant Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000074201:Katanin
Cell division; Oryza sativa; OsKTN80a; cell expansion; root growth