The influence of ascorbic acid on root growth and the root apical meristem in Arabidopsis thaliana

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作者
Kka, Noura [1 ]
Rookes, James [1 ]
Cahill, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Deakin Univ, Sch Life & Environm Sci, Waurn Ponds Campus, Geelong, Vic 3220, Australia
关键词
Ascorbic acid; Arabidopsis thaliana; Root apical meristem; Root growth; Hydrogen peroxide; QUIESCENT CENTER; GENE-EXPRESSION; CELL-DIVISION; ORGANIZATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENERATION; INITIATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.05.031
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Cell division is a fundamental biological process governed by molecular networks that are initiated in the apical meristems of plants. t-ascorbic acid (MA) commonly known as vitamin C is a crucial molecular modulator involved in cell proliferation. In this study, we used AsA application to Arabidopsis and four MA pathway mutants to investigate the influence of AsA on the root apical meristem (RAM) and root growth. Treatment of seeds of wild-type Col-0 with AsA root length when compared with untreated seeds. Seedlings of the MA pathway mutant vtcl-1 showed a significant reduction in the level of MA and a significant increase in the number of quiescent cells in the RAM when compared with Col-0. Cell proliferation was reduced in the MA pathway mutants vtcl-1, dharl, vtc5-1, apxl, respectively, however, root growth decreased significantly only in vtcl-1 when compared with Col-0. In addition, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels were shown to increase in the MA pathway mutants, with the highest level of H2O2 found in vtcl-1. MA is also shown to have an indirect influence in inducing periclinal division as a reduced level was found in vtcl-1. Therefore, in this study, we found that MA had an influence on cell proliferation and root growth and VTC1 was shown to be a key modulator of H2O2 levels. These findings open the door for further studies to reveal the involvement of AsA in cell proliferation and the interaction between MA and H2O2 on cell polarity in the RAM and potentially the shoot apical meristem.
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