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2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Role of phospholipid signaling in root hair development

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16370023
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 植物生理・分子
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

AOYAMA Takashi  Kyoto University, Institute for Chemical Research, Associate professor (80202498)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2006
KeywordsArabidopsis thaliana / root hair / phospholipid / cell morphogenesis / PLD / PIPK / PIP2 / signal transduction
Research Abstract

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P_2] functions as a site-specific signal on membranes to promote cytoskeletal reorganization and membrane trafficking. The localization of PtdIns(4,5)P_2 to apices of growing root hairs and pollen tubes suggests that it is involved in the highly polarized expansion of plant cells, called tip growth. However, it is unclear how the spatiotemporal pattern of PtdIns(4,5)P_2 is established at the tip and which aspect of tip growth it regulates. We found that the Arabidopsis thaliana PIP5K3 gene encodes a phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinase, a key enzyme producing PtdIns(4,5)P_2, and is expressed preferentially in root hair cells. T-DNA insertion mutations that substantially reduced the expression level of PIP5K3 caused significantly shorter root hairs than in the wild type. In contrast, overexpression caused longer root hairs and multiple protruding sites on a single trichoblast. A yellow fluorescence protein fusion of PIP5K3, directed by the PIP5K3 promoter, complemented the short root hair phenotype. The fluorescence signal localized at the plasma membrane and cytoplasmic space of elongating root hair apices, at growing root hair bulges, and notably, at sites expected to form root hair bulges. The signal accumulated most in apices of root hairs elongating rapidly and quickly disappeared when elongation ceased. These results provide evidence that PIP5K3 is involved in the localization of PtdIns(4,5)P_2 to the elongating root hair apex and acts as a key regulatory component of the machinery initiating and promoting root hair tip growth.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2008 2007 2006 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Arabidopsis phosphatidylinositol phosphate 5-kinase PIP5K3 is a key regulator of root hair tip growth2008

    • Author(s)
      Kusario H., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell 20(in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The possible action mechanisms of indole-3-acetic acid methyl ester in Arabidopsis2008

    • Author(s)
      Li L., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell Reporter 27

      Pages: 575-584

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The possible action mechanisms of indole-3-acetic acid methyl ester in Arabidopsis2008

    • Author(s)
      Li, L, Hou, X., Tsuge, T., Ding, M., Aoyama, T., Oka, A., Gu, H., Zhao, Y., Qu, L.-J.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell Rep. 27

      Pages: 575-584

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] ARRl directly activates cytokinin response genes that encode proteins with diverse regulatory functions2007

    • Author(s)
      Taniguchi M., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell Physiology 48

      Pages: 263-277

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] ARR1 directly activates cytokinin response genes that encode proteins with diverse regulatory functions2007

    • Author(s)
      Taniguchi, M., Sasaki, N., Tsuge, T., Aoyama, T., Oka, A.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell Physiol 48

      Pages: 263-277

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The A-type cyclin CYCA2 ; 3 is a key regulator of ploidy levels in Arabidopsis endoreduplication.2006

    • Author(s)
      Imal, K. K., Ohashi, Y., Tsuge, T., Yoshizumi, T., Matsui, M., Oka, A., Aoyama, T.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell 18

      Pages: 382-396

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] The Arabidopsis phosphatidylinositol phosphate 5-kinase PIP5K3 is a key regulator of root hair tip growth

    • Author(s)
      Kusano, H., Testernk, C., Vermeer, J.E.M., Tsuge, T., Shimada, H., Oka, A., Munnik, T., Aoyama, T.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Cell (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] Root Hairs, Excellent Tools for the Study of Plant Molecular Cell Biology2008

    • Author(s)
      Aoyama T., et. al.
    • Publisher
      Springer-Verlag(in press)
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2010-02-04  

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