Arabidopsis 14-3-3 epsilon members contribute to polarity of PIN auxin carrier and auxin transport-related development

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Figure 1 with 2 supplements
Phylogenetic tree of the Arabidopsis 14-3-3 isoforms and expression of genomic 14-3-3:GFP fusions under the control of the endogenous promoter.

(A) Unrooted phylogenetic tree of the Arabidopsis 14-3-3 protein family. Maximum parsimony analyses were performed using PAUP 4.0b10 (Altivec) with the bootstrap-algorithm and 1000 replica. (B, C) …

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Figure 1—source data 1

Expression patterns of 14-3-3 isoforms in various tissues of six plant species based on publicly accessible RNA-seq or microarray data.

Normalized data for the expression of 14-3-3 isoforms (absolute signal intensities) were obtained from the eFP Browser of the Bio-Analytic Resource for Plant Biology (BAR) (http://bar.utoronto.ca) (microarray data: A. thaliana, M. truncatula, P. trichocarpa, O. sativa, P. patens) or the Tomato Functional Genomics Database (http://ted.bti.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/TFGD/digital/home.cgi) (RNA-seq data: S. lycopersicum). Expression of ubiquitin is depicted for comparison. Individual Excel sheets have been created for the different plant species. Each Excel sheet lists detailed information of 14-3-3s, such as gene ID and phylogenetic subgroup as well as the origin of expression data including references.

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Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Phylogenetic relationship of 14-3-3 family members from six plant species.

Multiple alignment of 14-3-3 isoforms from A. thaliana (At), S. lycopersicum (TFT), M. truncatula (Mt), P. trichocarpa (Pt), O. sativa (Os), and P. patens (Pp) was performed using CLC Main Workbench …

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Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Phenotype of the homozygous 14-3-3 mu T-DNA allele (SALK_004455) under continuous light.

The primers indicated in the schematic representation of the T-DNA insertion (lower panel) were used to identify homozygous plants. The control PCR reactions contain no input genomic DNA.

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Figure 2 with 3 supplements
Ethanol-inducible emo-RNAi causes growth retardation phenotypes.

(A) to (F) Seedlings (wildtype and three independent emo-RNAi lines) grown either for 6 days in the light (A, B) or for 4 days in the dark (C–F) on noninductive (A, C, E) or inductive (0.1% (v/v) …

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Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Ethanol-inducible amiRNA-(em)o causes growth retardation phenotypes.

(A) Schematic representation of the RNAi construct generated to reduce the expression of the 14-3-3 isoforms epsilon, mu and omicron. (B) Seedlings (two at a time, from left to right: wildtype, emo1-…

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Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Auxin-induced gene expression is not compromised in emo-RNAi roots.

Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis of the transcript level of selected auxin-induced genes in wildtype and emo1-RNAi seedlings grown for 7 days on MS medium followed by transfer to ethanol-containing …

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Figure 2—figure supplement 3
Ethanol-inducible emo-RNAi causes defects in the gravitropic growth response and auxin transport in both roots and aerial tissues.

(A) to (D) Gravitropic root growth response of emo1-RNAi (B) as compared to wildtype (A). Seedlings grown for 3 days in the absence of ethanol were transferred to inductive medium for 2 days, …

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Figure 3 with 1 supplement
Disorganized lateral root primordia and failure in the establishment of auxin response gradients caused by emo-RNAi induction.

Seedlings grown for 4 days in the absence of ethanol were transferred to inductive medium for 24 hr followed by treatment with exogenous auxin.(A) to (F) Lateral root primordia of wildtype (A–C) and …

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Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Changes in auxin distribution caused by emo-RNAi induction.

(A, B, E–G) DR5rev::GFP activity in root tips of wild type (A, E) and emo1-RNAi (B, F) after transfer to inductive medium for 2 days (A, B) and gravistimulation (6 hr, 90°) (E, F). Arrowheads …

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Figure 4 with 1 supplement
Dexamethasone-dependent expression of a constitutively active version of AHA2 does not rescue the emo-RNAi phenotype.

(A) to (E) Wild-type and emo1-RNAi seedlings were grown for 4 days in the dark in the absence or presence of ethanol and Dex (10 μM). Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis of the transcript level of the …

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Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Yeast two-hybrid analysis and in planta interaction studies do not point to a direct interaction of 14-3-3 s with the PIN2 hydrophilic loop.

Upper panel: Yeast two-hybrid interaction analysis of the 14-3-3 isoforms epsilon or omega with the PIN2 hydrophilic loop region (top). As a positive control, the interaction of omega with the …

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Ethanol-inducible emo-RNAi causes misexpression of PIN proteins in root tips.

(A) to (H) Expression of PIN1-GFP (A–D) and PIN2-GFP (G, H) in wildtype (A, B, G) and emo1-RNAi (C, D, H) seedlings grown for 4 days on inductive medium. The ratio of GFP intensity on the basal to …

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Ethanol-inducible emo-RNAi alters membrane trafficking processes.

(A) to (F) PIN2-GFP in epidermal root cells of wild-type (A–C) and emo1-RNAi (D–F) seedlings grown for 4 days on inductive medium and treated with BFA for 10 min (A, D), 30 min (B, E) or 60 min (C, F

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Figure 7 with 1 supplement
Ethanol-inducible emo-RNAi causes defects in wortmannin-compartment formation and endocytic transport to the vacuole.

(A) to (G) PIN2-GFP (A, D) and mRFP-ARA7 (B, E) in epidermal root cells of induced (4d) wildtype (A–C) and emo1-RNAi (D–F) seedlings treated with cycloheximide (CHX, 50 μM) for 60 min followed by …

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Figure 7—figure supplement 1
Ethanol-inducible emo RNAi delays endocytic trafficking from TGN/EE to the vacuole and alters endosome homeostasis.

(A) to (G) Root epidermal cells of induced (4d) wild-type (A–C) and emo1-RNAi (D–F) seedlings were stained with the endocytic tracer FM4-64 in the absence (A, B, D, E) or presence of 25 μM BFA (C, F)…

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Tables

Table 1

Analysis of 14-3-3 epsilon-GFP immunoprecipitates via mass spectrometry (MS) based on two biological replicates. This table lists only proteins with a possible role in membrane trafficking. Proteins …

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AGI codeGene nameDescription
At1g08680AGD14ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) GTPase-activating protein
At1g09630RAB-A2aMember of the RAB-A subfamily of small Rab GTPases
At1g16920RAB-A1b/BEX5
At3g15060RAB-A1g
At4g18800RAB-A1d
At5g45750RAB-A1c
At5g60860RAB-A1f
At1g12360KEULE/SEC11SNARE-interacting protein Sec1 protein
At1g14670Endomembrane protein 70 protein family
At2g01970Endomembrane protein 70 protein family
At5g37310
At2g20790AP5MAP-5 complex subunit mu
At2g25430ENTH/ANTH/VHS superfamily protein
At2g37550AGD7ARF GTPase-activating protein AGD7
At2g43160EPSIN2ENTH/ANTH/VHS superfamily protein
At3g59290EPSIN3
At3g09900RAB-E1eMember of the RAB-E subfamily of small Rab GTPases
At3g46060RAB-E1c/ARA3
At3g53610RAB-E1a
At5g03520RAB-E1d
At3g53710AGD6ARF GTPase-activating protein AGD6
At4g12120SEC1BMember of KEULE gene family
At4g32285ENTH/ANTH/VHS superfamily protein
At4g35730IST1-LIKE 3Regulator of Vps4 activity in the MVB pathway protein
At5g52580RAB GTPase activator activity
At5g54440ATTRS130TRAPII tethering factor, CLUB
Table 1—source data 1

Complete list of 14-3-3 epsilon interactors based on two biological replicates.

Proteins listed in Table 1 are shown in bold face while well characterized 14-3-3 clients are highlighted in green.

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