Cell type-specific dynamics underlie cellular growth variability in plants

Autor: Constance Le Gloanec, Loann Collet, Sylvia R. Silveira, Binghan Wang, Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska, Daniel Kierzkowski
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Development. 149
ISSN: 1477-9129
0950-1991
DOI: 10.1242/dev.200783
Popis: Coordination of growth, patterning and differentiation is required for shaping organs in multicellular organisms. In plants, cell growth is controlled by positional information, yet the behavior of individual cells is often highly heterogeneous. The origin of this variability is still unclear. Using time-lapse imaging, we determined the source and relevance of cellular growth variability in developing organs of Arabidopsis thaliana. We show that growth is more heterogeneous in the leaf blade than in the midrib and petiole, correlating with higher local differences in growth rates between neighboring cells in the blade. This local growth variability coincides with developing stomata. Stomatal lineages follow a specific, time-dependent growth program that is different from that of their surroundings. Quantification of cellular dynamics in the leaves of a mutant lacking stomata, as well as analysis of floral organs, supports the idea that growth variability is mainly driven by stomata differentiation. Thus, the cell-autonomous behavior of specialized cells is the main source of local growth variability in otherwise homogeneously growing tissue. Those growth differences are buffered by the immediate neighbors of stomata and trichomes to achieve robust organ shapes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE