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. 2022 Nov;112(4):946-965.
doi: 10.1111/tpj.15980. Epub 2022 Oct 21.

The Arabidopsis TETRATRICOPEPTIDE-REPEAT THIOREDOXIN-LIKE (TTL) family members are involved in root system formation via their interaction with cytoskeleton and cell wall remodeling

Pengfei Xin  1 , Jakub Schier  1 , Yvetta Šefrnová  1 , Ivan Kulich  1 , Joseph G Dubrovsky  2 , Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada  3 , Aleš Soukup  1
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The Arabidopsis TETRATRICOPEPTIDE-REPEAT THIOREDOXIN-LIKE (TTL) family members are involved in root system formation via their interaction with cytoskeleton and cell wall remodeling

Pengfei Xin et al. Plant J. 2022 Nov.
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Abstract

Lateral roots (LR) are essential components of the plant edaphic interface; contributing to water and nutrient uptake, biotic and abiotic interactions, stress survival, and plant anchorage. We have identified the TETRATRICOPEPTIDE-REPEAT THIOREDOXIN-LIKE 3 (TTL3) gene as being related to LR emergence and later development. Loss of function of TTL3 leads to a reduced number of emerged LR due to delayed development of lateral root primordia (LRP). This trait is further enhanced in the triple mutant ttl1ttl3ttl4. TTL3 interacts with microtubules and endomembranes, and is known to participate in the brassinosteroid (BR) signaling pathway. Both ttl3 and ttl1ttl3ttl4 mutants are less sensitive to BR treatment in terms of LR formation and primary root growth. The ability of TTL3 to modulate biophysical properties of the cell wall was established under restrictive conditions of hyperosmotic stress and loss of root growth recovery, which was enhanced in ttl1ttl3ttl4. Timing and spatial distribution of TTL3 expression is consistent with its role in development of LRP before their emergence and subsequent growth of LR. TTL3 emerged as a component of the root system morphogenesis regulatory network.

Keywords: TETRATRICOPEPTIDE-REPEAT THIOREDOXIN-LIKE 3; TTL3; brassinosteroids; cytoskeleton; lateral root; osmotic stress; tubulin.

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