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Organ geometry channels reproductive cell fate in the Arabidopsis ovule primordium

Abstract

In multicellular organisms, sexual reproduction requires the separation of the germline from the soma. In flowering plants, the female germline precursor differentiates as a single spore mother cell (SMC) as the ovule primordium forms. Here, we explored how organ growth contributes to SMC differentiation. We generated 92 annotated 3D images at cellular resolution in Arabidopsis. We identified the spatio-temporal pattern of cell division that acts in a domain-specific manner as the primordium forms. Tissue growth models uncovered plausible morphogenetic principles involving a spatially confined growth signal, differential mechanical properties, and cell growth anisotropy. Our analysis revealed that SMC characteristics first arise in more than one cell but SMC fate becomes progressively restricted to a single cell during organ growth. Altered primordium geometry coincided with a delay in the fate restriction process in katanin mutants. Altogether, our study suggests that tissue geometry channels reproductive cell fate in the Arabidopsis ovule primordium.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:07 Faculty of Science > Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
07 Faculty of Science > Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center
Dewey Decimal Classification:580 Plants (Botany)
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > General Neuroscience
Life Sciences > General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Life Sciences > General Immunology and Microbiology
Uncontrolled Keywords:General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Immunology and Microbiology, General Neuroscience, General Medicine
Language:English
Date:7 May 2021
Deposited On:06 Jul 2021 10:45
Last Modified:25 Dec 2024 02:39
Publisher:eLife Sciences Publications Ltd.
ISSN:2050-084X
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:PubMed ID. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.66031
PubMed ID:33960300
Project Information:
  • Funder: SNSF
  • Grant ID: 310030B_160336
  • Project Title: The Genetic and Molecular Basis of Gametogenesis and Maternal Effects in Arabidopsis
  • Funder: SNSF
  • Grant ID: 310030L_170167
  • Project Title: IMAGO : Imaging and Modeling Growth and plasticity in plant Ovules
  • Funder: SNSF
  • Grant ID: IZCOZ0_182949
  • Project Title: Role of linker histones in plant tissue regeneration
  • Funder: SNSF
  • Grant ID: PBBE33-116997
  • Project Title: Patterns of polyandry in Lake Malawi cichlids
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