OBERON3 and SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE proteins form a regulatory module specifying phloem identity

Abstract Spatial specificity of cell fate decisions is central for organismal development. The phloem tissue mediates long-distance transport of energy metabolites along plant bodies and is characterized by an exceptional degree of cellular specialization. How a phloem-specific developmental program is implemented is, however, unknown. Here we reveal that the ubiquitously expressed PHD-finger protein OBE3 forms a central module with the phloem- specific SMXL5 protein for establishing phloem identity inArabidopsis thaliana. By protein interaction studies and phloem-specific ATAC-seq analyses, we show that OBE3 and SMXL5 proteins form a complex in nuclei of phloem stem cells where they establish a phloem-specific chromatin profile. This profile allows expression ofOPS,BRX,BAM3, andCVP2genes acting as mediators of phloem differentiation. Our findings demonstrate that OBE3/SMXL5 protein complexes establish nuclear features essential for determining phloem cell fate and highlight how a combination of ubiquitous and local regulators generate specificity of developmental decisions in plants..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 24. Sept. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wallner, Eva-Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Tonn, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Dongbo [VerfasserIn]
Luzzietti, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Wanke, Friederike [VerfasserIn]
Hunziker, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yingqiang [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Ilona [VerfasserIn]
Lopéz-Salmerón, Vadir [VerfasserIn]
Gebert, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Wenzl, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Lohmann, Jan U. [VerfasserIn]
Harter, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Greb, Thomas [VerfasserIn]

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Biology

doi:

10.1101/2019.12.21.885863

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XBI000686611