Spatiotemporal analysis identifies ABF2 and ABF3 as key hubs of endodermal response to nitrate.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Nitrate is a nutrient and a potent signal that impacts global gene expression in plants. However, the regulatory factors controlling temporal and cell type-specific nitrate responses remain largely unknown. We assayed nitrate-responsive transcriptome changes in five major root cell types of the Arabidopsis thaliana root as a function of time. We found that gene-expression response to nitrate is dynamic and highly localized and predicted cell type-specific transcription factor (TF)-target interactions. Among cell types, the endodermis stands out as having the largest and most connected nitrate-regulatory gene network. ABF2 and ABF3 are major hubs for transcriptional responses in the endodermis cell layer. We experimentally validated TF-target interactions for ABF2 and ABF3 by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing and a cell-based system to detect TF regulation genome-wide. Validated targets of ABF2 and ABF3 account for more than 50% of the nitrate-responsive transcriptome in the endodermis. Moreover, ABF2 and ABF3 are involved in nitrate-induced lateral root growth. Our approach offers an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution of the root response to nitrate and identifies important components of cell-specific gene regulatory networks.
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Cited Authors
- Contreras-López, O; Vidal, EA; Riveras, E; Alvarez, JM; Moyano, TC; Sparks, EE; Medina, J; Pasquino, A; Benfey, PN; Coruzzi, GM; Gutiérrez, RA
Published Date
- January 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 119 / 4
Start / End Page
- e2107879119 -
PubMed ID
- 35046022
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8794810
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1091-6490
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0027-8424
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1073/pnas.2107879119
Language
- eng