TheMicrotubule-Associated ProteinMAP18 Affects ROP2 GTPase Activity during Root Hair Growth1[OPEN]
TheMicrotubule-Associated ProteinMAP18 Affects ROP2 GTPase Activity during Root Hair Growth1[OPEN]
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微管相关蛋白MAP18 在根毛生长过程中影响 ROP2 GTP 酶活性1[打开]
DOI:
10.1104/pp.16.01243
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发表时间:
2017-05-01
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Fu, Ying
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作者:
Kang, Erfang;Zheng, Mingzhi;Fu, Ying
Establishment and maintenance of the polar site are important for root hair tip growth. We previously reported that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN18 (MAP18) functions in controlling the direction of pollen tube growth and root hair elongation. Additionally, the Rop GTPase ROP2 was reported as a positive regulator of both root hair initiation and tip growth in Arabidopsis. Both loss of function of ROP2 and knockdown of MAP18 lead to a decrease in root hair length, whereas overexpression of either MAP18 or ROP2 causes multiple tips or a branching hair phenotype. However, it is unclear whether MAP18 and ROP2 coordinately regulate root hair growth. In this study, we demonstrate that MAP18 and ROP2 interact genetically and functionally. MAP18 interacts physically with ROP2 in vitro and in vivo and preferentially binds to the inactive form of the ROP2 protein. MAP18 promotes ROP2 activity during root hair tip growth. Further investigation revealed that MAP18 competes with RhoGTPase GDP DISSOCIATION INHIBITOR1/SUPERCENTIPEDE1 for binding to ROP2, in turn affecting the localization of active ROP2 in the plasma membrane of the root hair tip. These results reveal a novel function of MAP18 in the regulation of ROP2 activation during root hair growth.