The DELLA Proteins Influence the Expression of Cytokinin Biosynthesis and Response Genes During Nodulation

The key event that initiates nodule organogenesis is the perception of bacterial signal molecules, the Nod factors, triggering a complex of responses in epidermal and cortical cells of the root. The Nod factor signaling pathway interacts with plant hormones, including cytokinins and gibberellins. Ac...

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Published in:Frontiers in plant science 2019-04, Vol.10, p.432-432
Main Authors: Dolgikh, Alexandra V, Kirienko, Anna N, Tikhonovich, Igor A, Foo, Eloise, Dolgikh, Elena A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
crosstalk
cytokinins
gibberelllins
legume-rhizobium symbiosis
mutants
Plant Science
root nodule development
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Summary:The key event that initiates nodule organogenesis is the perception of bacterial signal molecules, the Nod factors, triggering a complex of responses in epidermal and cortical cells of the root. The Nod factor signaling pathway interacts with plant hormones, including cytokinins and gibberellins. Activation of cytokinin signaling through the homeodomain-containing transcription factors KNOX is essential for nodule formation. The main regulators of gibberellin signaling, the DELLA proteins are also involved in regulation of nodule formation. However, the interaction between the cytokinin and gibberellin signaling pathways is not fully understood. Here, we show in L. that the DELLA proteins can activate the expression of KNOX and BELL transcription factors involved in regulation of cytokinin metabolic and response genes. Consistently, pea ( ) mutant showed reduced ability to upregulate expression of some cytokinin metabolic genes during nodulation. Our results suggest that DELLA proteins may regulate cytokinin metabolism upon nodulation.
ISSN:1664-462X
1664-462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2019.00432