Transcriptional control of local auxin distribution by the CsDFB1-CsPHB module regulates floral organogenesis in cucumber.
Transcriptional control of local auxin distribution by the CsDFB1-CsPHB module regulates floral organogenesis in cucumber.
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2023942118
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发表时间:
2021-02-23
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Sui X
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作者:
Nie J;Shan N;Liu H;Yao X;Wang Z;Bai R;Guo Y;Duan Y;Wang C;Sui X
Auxin is a key phytohormone influencing multiple aspects of plant development, including meristem maintenance, primordia initiation, floral organogenesis, and vascular differentiation. Local auxin biosynthesis and polar auxin transport are essential to establish and maintain auxin gradients that ensure proper plant development. Here, we demonstrate that CsDFB1, a member of the plant cystatin superfamily, which was previously implicated in defense responses, plays a critical role in regulating local auxin distribution and thus influences floral organogenesis in cucumber. Genetic and biochemical assays suggest that CsDFB1 affects local auxin distribution by acting as an attenuator that interacts with CsPHB and modulates CsPHB-mediated transcriptional control of CsYUC2 and CsPIN1. Our results shed light on the fine tuning of local auxin distribution in plants. Plant cystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors that play key roles in defense responses. In this work, we describe an unexpected role for the cystatin-like protein DEFORMED FLORAL BUD1 (CsDFB1) as a transcriptional regulator of local auxin distribution in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). CsDFB1 was strongly expressed in the floral meristems, floral primordia, and vasculature. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated silencing of CsDFB1 led to a significantly increased number of floral organs and vascular bundles, together with a pronounced accumulation of auxin. Conversely, accompanied by a decrease of auxin, overexpression of CsDFB1 resulted in a dramatic reduction in floral organ number and an obvious defect in vascular patterning, as well as organ fusion. CsDFB1 physically interacted with the cucumber ortholog of PHABULOSA (CsPHB), an HD-ZIP III transcription factor whose transcripts exhibit the same pattern as CsDFB1. Overexpression of CsPHB increased auxin accumulation in shoot tips and induced a floral phenotype similar to that of CsDFB1-RNAi lines. Furthermore, genetic and biochemical analyses revealed that CsDFB1 impairs CsPHB-mediated transcriptional regulation of the auxin biosynthetic gene YUCCA2 and the auxin efflux carrier PIN-FORMED1, and thus plays a pivotal role in auxin distribution. In summary, we propose that the CsDFB1-CsPHB module represents a regulatory pathway for local auxin distribution that governs floral organogenesis and vascular differentiation in cucumber.
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影响因子:
4.5
作者:
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通讯作者:
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4.5
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