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Kirschner, Gwendolyn K., Stahl, Yvonne ORCID: 0000-0002-7543-5186, Von Korff, Maria and Simon, Ruediger (2017). Unique and Conserved Features of the Barley Root Meristem. Front. Plant Sci., 8. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-462X

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Abstract

Plant root growth is enabled by root meristems that harbor the stem cell niches as a source of progenitors for the different root tissues. Understanding the root development of diverse plant species is important to be able to control root growth in order to gain better performances of crop plants. In this study, we analyzed the root meristem of the fourth most abundant crop plant, barley (Hordeum vulgare). Cell division studies revealed that the barley stem cell niche comprises a Quiescent Center (QC) of around 30 cells with low mitotic activity. The surrounding stem cells contribute to root growth through the production of new cells that are displaced from the meristem, elongate and differentiate into specialized root tissues. The distal stem cells produce the root cap and lateral root cap cells, while cells lateral to the QC generate the epidermis, as it is typical for monocots. Endodermis and inner cortex are derived from one common initial lateral to the QC, while the outer cortex cell layers are derived from a distinct stem cell. In rice and Arabidopsis, meristem homeostasis is achieved through feedback signaling from differentiated cells involving peptides of the CLE family. Application of synthetic CLE40 orthologous peptide from barley promotes meristem cell differentiation, similar to rice and Arabidopsis. However, in contrast to Arabidopsis, the columella stem cells do not respond to the CLE40 peptide, indicating that distinct mechanisms control columella cell fate in monocot and dicot plants.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kirschner, Gwendolyn K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stahl, Yvonne UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7543-5186 UNSPECIFIED Von Korff, Maria UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Simon, Ruediger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-224784
DOI:	10.3389/fpls.2017.01240
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Plant Sci.
Volume:	8
Date:	2017
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-462X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ARABIDOPSIS ROOT; QUIESCENT CENTER; APICAL MERISTEM; CELL-DIFFERENTIATION; ORYZA-SATIVA; RICE; MAINTENANCE; MAIZE; GENE; ORGANIZATION Multiple languages Plant Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/22478