Local positive feedback regulation determines cell shape in root hair cells
Local positive feedback regulation determines cell shape in root hair cells
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1152505
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发表时间:
2008-02-29
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Dolan, Liam
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作者:
Takeda, Seiji;Gapper, Catherine;Dolan, Liam
The specification and maintenance of growth sites are tightly regulated during cell morphogenesis in all organisms. ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE 2 reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate ( RHD2 NADPH) oxidase - derived reactive oxygen species ( ROS) stimulate a Ca2+ influx into the cytoplasm that is required for root hair growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. We found that Ca2+, in turn, activated the RHD2 NADPH oxidase to produce ROS at the growing point in the root hair. Together, these components could establish a means of positive feedback regulation that maintains an active growth site in expanding root hair cells. Because the location and stability of growth sites predict the ultimate form of a plant cell, our findings demonstrate how a positive feedback mechanism involving RHD2, ROS, and Ca2+ can determine cell shape.