Involvement of Populus CLEL peptides in root development
Involvement of Populus CLEL peptides in root development
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杨树 CLEL 肽参与根发育
DOI:
10.1093/treephys/tpz084
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发表时间:
2019
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影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Shi Xueping
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作者:
Tian Dongdong;Liu Yueyuan;Tian Lidan;Wan Mengjie;Zheng Bo;Shi Xueping
As one of the major groups of small post-translationally modified peptides, the CLV3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-RELATED (CLE)-like (CLEL) peptide family has been reported to regulate root growth, lateral root development and plant gravitropic responses inArabidopsis thaliana. In this study, we identified 12CLELgenes inPopulus trichocarpaand performed a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis on these genes. Among them, fiveP. trichocarpa CLELs (PtrCLELs)were revised with new gene models. All of these PtrCLEL proteins were structurally similar to theA. thaliana CLELs(AtCLELs), including an N-terminal signal peptide, a conserved C-terminal 13-amino-acid CLEL motif and a variable intermediate region. In silico and quantitative real-time PCR analyses showed thatPtrCLELswere widely expressed in various tissues, including roots, leaves, buds and stems. Exogenous application of chemically synthesized PtrCLEL peptides resulted in wavy or curly roots and reduced lateral root formation inA. thaliana. Moreover, germinatingPopulus deltoidesseedlings on a growth medium containing these peptides caused the roots to thicken and to form abnormal lateral roots, in many cases in clusters. Anatomical and histological changes in thickened roots were further investigated by treatingPopulus717 cuttings with the PtrCLEL10 peptide. We observed that root thickening was mainly due to an increased number of cells in the epidermis, hypodermis and cortex. The results of our study suggested thatPtrCLELandAtCLELgenes encode proteins with similar protein structures, sequences of peptide motif and peptide activities on developing roots. The activities of PtrCLEL peptides in root development were species-dependent.