Anne-Marie Labandera
The PRT6 N-degron pathway restricts VERNALIZATION 2 to endogenous hypoxic niches to modulate plant development
Labandera, Anne-Marie; Tedds, Hannah M; Bailey, Mark; Sprigg, Colleen; Etherington, Ross D; Akintewe, Olunwatunmise; Kalleechurn, Geetika; Holdsworth, Michael J.; Gibbs, Daniel J
Authors
Hannah M Tedds
Mark Bailey
Colleen Sprigg
Ross D Etherington
Olunwatunmise Akintewe
Geetika Kalleechurn
Professor MICHAEL HOLDSWORTH michael.holdsworth@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Crop Science
Daniel J Gibbs
Abstract
© 2020 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2020 New Phytologist Trust VERNALIZATION2 (VRN2), an angiosperm-specific subunit of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), is an oxygen (O2)-regulated target of the PCO branch of the PRT6 N-degron pathway of ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. How this post-translational regulation coordinates VRN2 activity remains to be fully established. Here we use Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes, mutants and transgenic lines to determine how control of VRN2 stability contributes to its functions during plant development. VRN2 localizes to endogenous hypoxic regions in aerial and root tissues. In the shoot apex, VRN2 differentially modulates flowering time dependent on photoperiod, whilst its presence in lateral root primordia and the root apical meristem negatively regulates root system architecture. Ectopic accumulation of VRN2 does not enhance its effects on flowering, but does potentiate its repressive effects on root growth. In late-flowering vernalization-dependent ecotypes, VRN2 is only active outside meristems when its proteolysis is inhibited in response to cold exposure, as its function requires concomitant cold-triggered increases in other PRC2 subunits and cofactors. We conclude that the O2-sensitive N-degron of VRN2 has a dual function, confining VRN2 to meristems and primordia, where it has specific developmental roles, whilst also permitting broad accumulation outside of meristems in response to environmental cues, leading to other functions.
Citation
Labandera, A., Tedds, H. M., Bailey, M., Sprigg, C., Etherington, R. D., Akintewe, O., …Gibbs, D. J. (2021). The PRT6 N-degron pathway restricts VERNALIZATION 2 to endogenous hypoxic niches to modulate plant development. New Phytologist, 229(1), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16477
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 4, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 10, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021-01 |
Deposit Date | Feb 5, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 11, 2021 |
Journal | New Phytologist |
Print ISSN | 0028-646X |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-8137 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 229 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 126-139 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16477 |
Keywords | Plant Science; Physiology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3897956 |
Publisher URL | https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nph.16477 |
Additional Information | Published: 2020-02-10 |
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