Autocrine regulation of stomatal differentiation potential by EPF1 and ERECTA-LIKE1 ligand-receptor signaling
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, United States
- Nagoya University, Japan
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Abstract
Development of stomata, valves on the plant epidermis for optimal gas exchange and water control, is fine-tuned by multiple signaling peptides with unique, overlapping, or antagonistic activities. EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR1 (EPF1) is a founding member of the secreted peptide ligands enforcing stomatal patterning. Yet, its exact role remains unclear. Here, we report that EPF1 and its primary receptor ERECTA-LIKE1 (ERL1) target MUTE, a transcription factor specifying the proliferation-to-differentiation switch within the stomatal cell lineages. In turn, MUTE directly induces ERL1. The absolute co-expression of ERL1 and MUTE, with the co-presence of EPF1, triggers autocrine inhibition of stomatal fate. During normal stomatal development, this autocrine inhibition prevents extra symmetric divisions of stomatal precursors likely owing to excessive MUTE activity. Our study reveals the unexpected role of self-inhibition as a mechanism for ensuring proper stomatal development and suggests an intricate signal buffering mechanism underlying plant tissue patterning.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Keiko U Torii
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF3035)
- Keiko U Torii
National Science Foundation (MCB-0855659)
- Keiko U Torii
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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- Sheila McCormick, University of California-Berkeley, United States
Publication history
- Received: December 9, 2016
- Accepted: March 6, 2017
- Accepted Manuscript published: March 7, 2017 (version 1)
- Accepted Manuscript updated: March 14, 2017 (version 2)
- Version of Record published: March 20, 2017 (version 3)
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© 2017, Qi et al.
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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