Involvement of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in the regulation of epidermal cell fate determination in Arabidopsis

• Published in: Journal of integrative plant biology 2014-12, Vol.56 (12), p.1112-1117
• Main Authors: Yan, An, Wu, Minjie, Zhao, Yongqin, Zhang, Aidong, Liu, Bohan, Schiefelbein, John, Gan, Yinbo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis - cytology; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - physiology; C2H2; C2H2型锌指蛋白; C2H2锌指蛋白; Cell Differentiation - genetics; cell fate determination; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; morphogenesis; Plant Roots - metabolism; proteins; root hair; root hairs; tissues; transcription factors; trichome; trichomes; Trichomes - metabolism; zinc finger motif; zinc finger protein; Zinc Fingers - physiology; 多细胞生物; 拟南芥; 生长过程; 表皮细胞; 调控; 转录因子
• ISSN: 1672-9072; 1744-7909
• DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12221

Cell fate determination is a basic developmental process during the growth of multicellular organisms. Trichomes and root hairs of Arabidopsis are both readily accessible structures originating from the epidermal cells of the aerial tissues and roots respectively, and they serve as excellent models for understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate determination and cell morphogenesis. The regulation of trichome and root hair formation is a complex program that consists of the integration of hormonal signals with a large number of transcriptional factors, including MYB and bHLH transcriptional factors. Studies during recent years have uncovered an important role of C2H2 type zinc finger proteins in the regulation of epidermal cell fate determination. Here in this minireview we briefly summarize the involvement of C2H2 zinc finger proteins in the control of trichome and root hair formation in Arabidopsis.