Genome and transcriptome of Selaginella kraussiana reveal evolution of root apical meristems in vascular plants
Genome and transcriptome of Selaginella kraussiana reveal evolution of root apical meristems in vascular plants
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10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.061
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2023-09
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Wu Liu;Gui Cai;Ning Zhai;Hua Wang;Tengfei Tang;Yuyun Zhang;Zhiyao Zhang;Lijun Sun;
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Wu Liu;Gui Cai;Ning Zhai;Hua Wang;Tengfei Tang;Yuyun Zhang;Zhiyao Zhang;Lijun Sun;
The evolution of roots allowed vascular plants to adapt to land environments. Fossil evidence indicates that roots evolved independently in euphyllophytes (ferns and seed plants) and lycophytes, the two lineages of extant vascular plants. Based on a high-quality genome assembly, mRNA sequencing (mRNA-seq) data, and single-cell RNA-seq data for the lycophyteSelaginella kraussiana, we show that the two root origin events in lycophytes and euphyllophytes adopted partially similar molecular modules in the regulation of root apical meristem (RAM) development. InS. kraussiana, the RAM initiates from the rhizophore primordium guided by auxin and duplicates itself by dichotomous branching. The auxin signaling pathway directly upregulateseuAINTEGUMENTAb(SkeuANTb), and then SkeuANTb directly promotes the expression ofSkeuANTaand theWUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX13b(SkWOX13b) for RAM maintenance, partially similar to the molecular pathway involving the euANT-branchPLETHORA(AtPLT) genes andAtWOX5in root initiation in the seed plantArabidopsis thaliana. Other molecular modules, e.g.,SHORT-ROOTandSCARECROW, also have partially similar expression patterns in the RAMs ofS. kraussianaandA. thaliana. Overall, our study not only provides genome and transcriptome tools ofS. kraussianabut also indicates the employment of some common molecular modules in RAMs during root origins in lycophytes and euphyllophytes.