Innovation, conservation, and repurposing of gene function in root cell type development

Kaisa Kajala, Mona Gouran, Lidor Shaar-Moshe, G. Alex Mason, Joel Rodriguez-Medina, Dorota Kawa, Germain Pauluzzi, Mauricio Reynoso, Alex Canto-Pastor, Concepcion Manzano, Vincent Lau, Mariana A.S. Artur, Donnelly A. West, Sharon B. Gray, Alexander T. Borowsky, Bryshal P. Moore, Andrew I. Yao, Kevin W. Morimoto, Marko Bajic, Elide FormentinNiba A. Nirmal, Alan Rodriguez, Asher Pasha, Roger B. Deal, Daniel J. Kliebenstein, Torgeir R. Hvidsten, Nicholas J. Provart, Neelima R. Sinha, Daniel E. Runcie, Julia Bailey-Serres, Siobhan M. Brady*

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Abstract

Plant species have evolved myriads of solutions, including complex cell type development and regulation, to adapt to dynamic environments. To understand this cellular diversity, we profiled tomato root cell type translatomes. Using xylem differentiation in tomato, examples of functional innovation, repurposing, and conservation of transcription factors are described, relative to the model plant Arabidopsis. Repurposing and innovation of genes are further observed within an exodermis regulatory network and illustrate its function. Comparative translatome analyses of rice, tomato, and Arabidopsis cell populations suggest increased expression conservation of root meristems compared with other homologous populations. In addition, the functions of constitutively expressed genes are more conserved than those of cell type/tissue-enriched genes. These observations suggest that higher order properties of cell type and pan-cell type regulation are evolutionarily conserved between plants and animals.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere19
Pages (from-to)3333-3348.e19
JournalCell
Volume184
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • cell types
  • evolution
  • exodermis
  • gene regulation
  • rice
  • root development
  • tomato
  • translatomes
  • xylem

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