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A Bistable Circuit Involving SCARECROW-RETINOBLASTOMA Integrates Cues to Inform Asymmetric Stem Cell Division

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Cruz-Ramírez, Alfredo, Díaz-Triviño, Sara, Blilou, Ikram, Grieneisen, Verônica A., Sozzani, Rosangela, Zamioudis, Christos, Miskolczi, Pál, Nieuwland, Jeroen, Benjamins, René, Dhonukshe, Pankaj, Caballero-Pérez, Juan, Horvath, Beatrix, Long, Yuchen, Mähönen, Ari Pekka, Zhang, Hongtao, Xu, Jian, Murray, James A.H., Benfey, Philip N., Bako, Laszlo, Marée, Athanasius F.M., Scheres, Ben·2012·Cell

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SUMMARY In plants, where cells cannot migrate, asymmetric cell divisions (ACDs) must be confined to the appropriate spatial context. We investigate tissue-generating asymmetric divisions in a stem cell daughter within the Arabidopsis root. Spatial restriction of these divisions requires physical binding of the stem cell regulator SCARECROW (SCR) by the RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED (RBR) protein. In the stem cell niche, SCR activity is counteracted by phosphorylation of RBR through a cyclinD6;1-CDK complex. This cyclin is itself under transcriptional control of SCR and its partner SHORT ROOT (SHR), creating a robust bistable circuit with either high or low SHR-SCR complex activity. Auxin biases this circuit by promoting CYCD6;1 transcription. Mathematical modeling shows that ACDs are only switched on after integration of radial and longitudinal information, determined by SHR and auxin distribution, respectively. Coupling of cell-cycle progression to protein degradation resets the circuit, resulting in a “flip flop” that constrains asymmetric cell division to the stem cell region.

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Cruz-Ramírez, A., Díaz-Triviño, S., Blilou, I., Grieneisen, V. A., Sozzani, R., Zamioudis, C., Miskolczi, P., Nieuwland, J., Benjamins, R., Dhonukshe, P., Caballero-Pérez, J., Horvath, B., Long, Y., Mähönen, A. P., Zhang, H., Xu, J., Murray, J. A. H., Benfey, P. N., Bako, L., Marée, A. F. M., & Scheres, B.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
150
Issue
5
Pages
1002-1015
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W2098220565
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315
References
6
FWCI
29.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Cruz-Ramírez, A., Díaz-Triviño, S., Blilou, I., Grieneisen, V. A., Sozzani, R., Zamioudis, C., Miskolczi, P., Nieuwland, J., Benjamins, R., Dhonukshe, P., Caballero-Pérez, J., Horvath, B., Long, Y., Mähönen, A. P., Zhang, H., Xu, J., Murray, J. A. H., Benfey, P. N., Bako, L., . . . Scheres, B. (2012). A Bistable Circuit Involving SCARECROW-RETINOBLASTOMA Integrates Cues to Inform Asymmetric Stem Cell Division. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.017

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