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Disruption of stomatal lineage signaling or transcriptional regulators has differential effects on mesophyll development, but maintains coordination of gas exchange.
Dow, Graham J; Berry, Joseph A; Bergmann, Dominique C.
  • Dow GJ; Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
  • Berry JA; Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
  • Bergmann DC; Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
New Phytol ; 216(1): 69-75, 2017 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28833173
ABSTRACT
Stomata are simultaneously tasked with permitting the uptake of carbon dioxide for photosynthesis while limiting water loss from the plant. This process is mainly regulated by guard cell control of the stomatal aperture, but recent advancements have highlighted the importance of several genes that control stomatal development. Using targeted genetic manipulations of the stomatal lineage and a combination of gas exchange and microscopy techniques, we show that changes in stomatal development of the epidermal layer lead to coupled changes in the underlying mesophyll tissues. This coordinated response tends to match leaf photosynthetic potential (Vcmax ) with gas-exchange capacity (gsmax ), and hence the uptake of carbon dioxide for water lost. We found that different genetic regulators systematically altered tissue coordination in separate ways the transcription factor SPEECHLESS (SPCH) primarily affected leaf size and thickness, whereas peptides in the EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR (EPF) family altered cell density in the mesophyll. It was also determined that interlayer coordination required the cell-surface receptor TOO MANY MOUTHS (TMM). These results demonstrate that stomata-specific regulators can alter mesophyll properties, which provides insight into how molecular pathways can organize leaf tissues to coordinate gas exchange and suggests new strategies for improving plant water-use efficiency.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Factores de Transcripción / Transducción de Señal / Arabidopsis / Estomas de Plantas / Células del Mesófilo / Gases Idioma: En Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Factores de Transcripción / Transducción de Señal / Arabidopsis / Estomas de Plantas / Células del Mesófilo / Gases Idioma: En Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article