Connected function of PRAF/RLD and GNOM in membrane trafficking controls intrinsic cell polarity in plants

Lu Wang; Dongmeng Li; Kezhen Yang; Xiaoyu Guo; Chao Bian; Takeshi Nishimura; Jie Le; Miyo Terao Morita; Dominique C. Bergmann; Juan Dong

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27748-w

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Connected function of PRAF/RLD and GNOM in membrane trafficking controls intrinsic cell polarity in plants

Lu Wang,
Dongmeng Li,
Kezhen Yang,
Xiaoyu Guo,
Chao Bian,
Takeshi Nishimura,
Jie Le,
Miyo Terao Morita,
Dominique C. Bergmann,
Juan Dong

Affiliations

Lu Wang: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dongmeng Li: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kezhen Yang: Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoyu Guo: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Chao Bian: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Takeshi Nishimura: Division of Plant Environmental Responses, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji
Jie Le: Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Miyo Terao Morita: Division of Plant Environmental Responses, National Institute for Basic Biology, Myodaiji
Dominique C. Bergmann: Department of Biology, Stanford University
Juan Dong: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27748-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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The polarly localized BASL protein controls asymmetric cell division during stomatal lineage development in Arabidopsis. Here, the authors show that BASL polarization depends on PRAF/RLD proteins that interact with GNOM and suggest a role for endosomal trafficking in establishing polarity.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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