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Yoon Kim1, Seung Hyun Nam1, Soo-Hwan Kim1
1Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju-Si, Republic of Korea.
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Asymmetric cell divisions (ACDs) in the root ground tissue of Arabidopsis thaliana are essential for middle cortex (MC) formation, which contributes to root architecture and environmental adaptability. Here, we demonstrate that brassinosteroids (BRs) and gibberellins (GAs) antagonistically regulate MC formation via reactive oxygen species (ROS). Brassinolide (BL, a BR) or paclobutrazol (PAC, a GA biosynthesis inhibitor) promoted MC formation and sporadic periclinal cell divisions in root endodermal cell files, whereas brassinazole (BRZ, a BR biosynthesis inhibitor) or GA3 suppressed them. Consistently, the BR-signaling gain-of-function mutant bzr1-1D, the GA-biosynthesis-deficient mutant ga1-3, and the GA-insensitive mutant gai-1 exhibited elevated H2O2 levels and increased MC formation. Conversely, the BR-biosynthesis-deficient mutant det2 and the GA-signaling-enhanced rga/gai double mutant showed reduced ROS accumulation and MC formation. BL or PAC further enhanced MC-forming effects, while BRZ or GA3 diminished them. This antagonistic regulation of BRs and GAs on MC formation was further validated in double mutants: ga1-3/bzr1-1D displayed an additive promotion, while ga1-3/det2 showed a diminished effect on MC formation. The ROS-deficient rbohD/F mutant exhibited reduced MC formation and attenuated responses to BL or PAC, and ROS scavenging by potassium iodide suppressed the MC-promoting effects of bzr1-1D, ga1-3, and ga1-3/bzr1-1D. These results identify ROS as a central integrator of BR-GA antagonism, linking hormonal regulation to SHR/SCR-mediated ACDs during MC development in Arabidopsis roots.
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