Temporal analysis of Arabidopsis genes activated by Eucalyptus grandis NAC transcription factors associated with xylem fibre and vessel development
Abstract
Secondary cell wall (SCW) deposition in Arabidopsis is regulated among others by NAC transcription factors, where SND1 chiefly initiates xylem fibre differentiation while VND6 controls metaxylem vessel SCW development, especially programmed cell death and wall patterning. The translational relevance of Arabidopsis SCW regulation theory and the utility of characterized transcription factors as modular synthetic biology tools for improving commercial fibre crops is unclear. We investigated inter-lineage gene activation dynamics for potential fibre and vessel differentiation regulators from the widely grown hardwood Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtales). EgrNAC26, a VND6 homolog, and EgrNAC61, an SND1 homolog, were transiently expressed in Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts in parallel to determine early and late (i.e. 7 and 14 hours post-transfection) gene targets. Surprisingly, across the time series EgrNAC26 activated only a subset of SCW-related transcription factors and biosynthetic genes activated by EgrNAC61, specializing instead in targeting vessel-specific wall pit and programmed cell death markers. Promoters of EgrNAC26 and EgrNAC61 both induced reporter gene expression in vessels of young Arabidopsis plants, with EgrNAC61 also c...Continue Reading
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