Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins, PtFLAs, play important roles in GA-mediated tension wood formation in Populus

Abstract In Populus, the transcripts of fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins (FLAs) are accumulated in tension wood (TW) xylem, however their biological functions in TW formation are largely unknown. In this work, we demonstrated that PtFLA6, one of poplar TW-associated PtFLAs, was abundantly exp...

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Autores principales: Haihai Wang, Yanli Jin, Cuiting Wang, Bei Li, Chunmei Jiang, Zhencang Sun, Zhiping Zhang, Fanjing Kong, Hongxia Zhang
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:Abstract In Populus, the transcripts of fasciclin-like arabinogalactan proteins (FLAs) are accumulated in tension wood (TW) xylem, however their biological functions in TW formation are largely unknown. In this work, we demonstrated that PtFLA6, one of poplar TW-associated PtFLAs, was abundantly expressed in TW, and mainly localized in differentiating G-fibers. The bended stems of PtFLA6 antisense transgenic poplar showed decreased transcripts of PtFLAs, including PtFLA6, and reduced PtFLA6 like proteins, leading to inhibited TW differentiation and formation. We also showed that gibberellin A3 (GA3) was enriched in the xylem of TW side, accompanied with a lowered level of PtRGA1, a poplar DELLA protein. When GA3 biosynthesis was restrained in the bended poplar stems by a GA biosynthesis inhibitor (daminozide), TW formation was obviously repressed, as a result of restricted PtRGA1 degradation, and reduced PtFLA6 like proteins and PtFLA expression. Further studies indicated that PtFLAs were negatively regulated by PtRGA1. This study suggests that PtFLAs play important roles in the poplar TW formation, possibly regulated by GA signaling.