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Spatiotemporal changes in the role of cytokinin during root development
Author(s) -
Del Bianco Marta,
Giustini Leonardo,
Sabatini Sabrina
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/nph.12338
Subject(s) - cytokinin , meristem , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , auxin , botany , shoot , genetics , gene
Summary The root is a dynamic system whose structure is regulated by a complex network of interactions between hormones. The primary root meristem is specified in the embryo. After germination, the primary root meristem grows and then reaches a final size that will be maintained during the life of the plant. Subsequently, secondary structures such as lateral roots and root nodules form via the re‐specification of differentiated cells. Cytokinin plays key roles in the regulation of root development. Down‐regulation of the cytokinin response is required for the specification of a new stem cell niche, during both embryo and lateral root development. In the root meristem, cytokinin signalling regulates the longitudinal zonation of the meristem by controlling cell differentiation. Moreover, cytokinin regulates radial patterning of root vasculature by promoting protophloem cell identity and by spatially inhibiting protoxylem formation. In this review, an effort is made to describe the known details of the role of cytokinin during root development, taking into account also the interactions between cytokinin and other hormones. Attention is given on the dynamicity of cytokinin signalling output during different developmental events. Indeed, there is much evidence that the effects of cytokinin change as organs grow, underlining the importance of the spatiotemporal specificity of cytokinin signalling.ContentsSummary 324 I. Introduction 324 II. Cytokinin cellular pathway 325 III. Cytokinin signalling in root development 327 IV. Spatiotemporal variations of cytokinin signalling 332 V. Concluding remarks 334Acknowledgements 335References 335