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Mechanical stimuli and vascular tissue differentiation Pia Stieger University of Neuchâtel Switzerland VASCULAR TISSUES CONNECTORS OF PLANT ORGANS Fukuda (2004) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5 Nelson and Dengler (1997) Plant Cell 9 DEVELOPMENT I. Patterning Recruitment of cambium cells Scarpella and Meijer (2004) New Phytol Arrangement of xylem and phloem II. Differentiation Formation of xylem and phloem Fukuda (2004) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5 Secondary growth PATTERNING-AUXIN Reinhardt et al. (2003) Nature Scarpella et al. (2006) Genes&Development PATTERNING AD-& ABAXIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS Emery et al. (2003) Curr.Biol. DIFFERENTIATION Sieve elements, companion cells, parenchyma Tracheary elements, fibers, parenchyma elongation division secondary cell wall formation programmed cell death •cellulose synth. •lignin synth. •wall degrading enzymes •transcription factors •lignin synthesis •cell cycle control •PCD-genes •primary cell wall synth. SECONDARY GROWTH & WOOD FORMATION Arabidopsis annuals Poplar perennials Chaffey et al. (2002) RESEARCH FOCUS INTERPLAY OF AUXIN, KANADI AND HD-ZIPIII IN VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT MECHANICAL SIGNALS IN VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT MECHANICAL SIGNALS MECHANICAL CONTROL OF DIVISION PLANE Compressive forces in a cell culture induce spatial ordering of division and cambium-like growth Lintilhac et al. (1984) Nature Cambium formation from callus in grafts depends on mechanical pressure Barnett et al (2000) Cell and molecular biology of wood formation Cell differentiation in Zinnia depends on cell culture density McCann et al.(2001) Plant Physiol PLANT GROWTH IN MICRO- AND HYPERGRAVITY Microgravity: Hypergravity: Increase of •hypocotyl growth •cell wall extensibility •xyloclucan degrading enzymes Increase of •cell wall thickening •lignins •cell wall polysaccharides Decrease of Cell wall polysaccharides Decrease of •hypocotyl growth •cell wall extensibility •xyloclucan breakdown Soga et al. (2002) Planta Soga et al. (2004) Planta Hoson et al. (1996) J Exp. Bot REACTION WOOD Timell (1984) Kwon et al.(2001) Phytochemistry THE EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM 11 ms-2 = 1.123g Centrifugal force az = r ( 2Π f)2 Effects of mechanostimulation on stem growth Stem growth 14d 50 45 Centrifugation 40 35 Vibration 40 stem growth (cm ) stem growth (cm) 30 35 30 25 20 25 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 0 0 Control Centrifugation/vibration STEM DIFFERENTIATION Control 14d Centrifugation 14d CELLULOSE SYNTHESIS GENES 5h C M 24h 48h C M C M 72h C M IRX1 IRX3 IRX5 Actin2 LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS GENES 5h C M 24h C M PAL3 PAL4 CCR1 CAD6 HCT COMT Effects of mechanostimulation on free phenols Free phenol content after 10d (methanol extraction, Ciocalteu reaction) 3 Centrifugation 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 3.5 caffeic acid (m g gFW -1) caffeic acid (mg gFW-1) 3.5 3 Vibration 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 Control Centrifugation/vibration Effects of mechanostimulation on monolignols Monolignol content after 10d (saponification, HPLC) 0.8 0.6 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0 0 Control Centrifugation/vibration vaniline ferulic acid syringic acid syringaldehyde 1.2 coumaric acid 1.4 benzaldehyde 1.6 benzoic acid vaniline 1.8 ng/mg plant FW 1 Vibration 2 ferulic acid 1.2 syringic acid 1.4 syringaldehyde ng/mg plant FW 1.6 coumaric acid 1.8 benzoic acid 2 benzaldehyde Centrifugation ETHYLENE-RELATED GENE EXPRESSION 5h C M 24h 48h C M C M 72h C M ACC-oxidase EIN2 ACTIN2 Effects of mechanostimulation on stem growth in ein2 mutants Stem growth 14d 40 35 Stem growth (cm) 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Control Centrifugation STEM DIFFERENTIATION IN ein2 Control 10d Centrifugation 10d Effects of mechanostimulation on free phenols in ein2 mutants Free phenol content after 10d of centrifugation (methanol extraction, Ciocalteu reaction) 3.5 caffeic acid (mg gFW-1) 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Control Centrifugation Effects of mechanostimulation on monolignols in ein2 mutants Monolignol content after 10d of centrifugation ng/m g plant FW 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Control Centrifugation vaniline ferulic acid syringic acid syringaldehyde 1.6 coumaric acid 1.8 benzaldehyde 2 benzoic acid (saponification) SUMMARY and CONCLUSIONS •Mechanical stimulation decreased stem growth •Secondary growth was induced, when plants were mechanically stimulated. •Mechanical stimulation induced new phloem poles. •Lignin biosynthesis genes were induced by mechanical stimulation, as well as contents of free phenols and monolignols •Decreased stem growth, secondary growth and enhanced lignin production did not occur in the ethylene insensitive mutant ein2 after mechanical stimulation. Ethylene involved in the signal transduction from mechanical stimulation to secondary growth? Pia Stieger Marlyse Meylan-Bettex Eliane Abou-Mansour Mustafa Tiouabi Institute of Botany University of Neuchâtel Institute of Chemistry University of Neuchâtel Funding: COST E28 GENOSILVA COST E50 CEMARE Pro Techno Foundation