MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.

In plant post-embryonic epidermis mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling promotes differentiation of pavement cells and inhibits initiation of stomata. Stomata are cells specialized to modulate gas exchange and water loss. Arabidopsis MAPKs MPK3 and MPK6 are at the core of the signaling c...

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Main Authors: Julija Umbrasaite, Alois Schweighofer, Vaiva Kazanaviciute, Zoltan Magyar, Zahra Ayatollahi, Verena Unterwurzacher, Chonnanit Choopayak, Justyna Boniecka, James A H Murray, Laszlo Bogre, Irute Meskiene
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
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author Julija Umbrasaite
Alois Schweighofer
Vaiva Kazanaviciute
Zoltan Magyar
Zahra Ayatollahi
Verena Unterwurzacher
Chonnanit Choopayak
Justyna Boniecka
James A H Murray
Laszlo Bogre
Irute Meskiene
author_facet Julija Umbrasaite
Alois Schweighofer
Vaiva Kazanaviciute
Zoltan Magyar
Zahra Ayatollahi
Verena Unterwurzacher
Chonnanit Choopayak
Justyna Boniecka
James A H Murray
Laszlo Bogre
Irute Meskiene
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description In plant post-embryonic epidermis mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling promotes differentiation of pavement cells and inhibits initiation of stomata. Stomata are cells specialized to modulate gas exchange and water loss. Arabidopsis MAPKs MPK3 and MPK6 are at the core of the signaling cascade; however, it is not well understood how the activity of these pleiotropic MAPKs is constrained spatially so that pavement cell differentiation is promoted only outside the stomata lineage. Here we identified a PP2C-type phosphatase termed AP2C3 (Arabidopsis protein phosphatase 2C) that is expressed distinctively during stomata development as well as interacts and inactivates MPK3, MPK4 and MPK6. AP2C3 co-localizes with MAPKs within the nucleus and this localization depends on its N-terminal extension. We show that other closely related phosphatases AP2C2 and AP2C4 are also MAPK phosphatases acting on MPK6, but have a distinct expression pattern from AP2C3. In accordance with this, only AP2C3 ectopic expression is able to stimulate cell proliferation leading to excess stomata development. This function of AP2C3 relies on the domains required for MAPK docking and intracellular localization. Concomitantly, the constitutive and inducible AP2C3 expression deregulates E2F-RB pathway, promotes the abundance and activity of CDKA, as well as changes of CDKB1;1 forms. We suggest that AP2C3 downregulates the MAPK signaling activity to help maintain the balance between differentiation of stomata and pavement cells.
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spelling doaj-art-458d296e542e44e29eb2b4cd4b8cd1642025-08-20T02:01:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032010-12-01512e1535710.1371/journal.pone.0015357MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.Julija UmbrasaiteAlois SchweighoferVaiva KazanaviciuteZoltan MagyarZahra AyatollahiVerena UnterwurzacherChonnanit ChoopayakJustyna BonieckaJames A H MurrayLaszlo BogreIrute MeskieneIn plant post-embryonic epidermis mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling promotes differentiation of pavement cells and inhibits initiation of stomata. Stomata are cells specialized to modulate gas exchange and water loss. Arabidopsis MAPKs MPK3 and MPK6 are at the core of the signaling cascade; however, it is not well understood how the activity of these pleiotropic MAPKs is constrained spatially so that pavement cell differentiation is promoted only outside the stomata lineage. Here we identified a PP2C-type phosphatase termed AP2C3 (Arabidopsis protein phosphatase 2C) that is expressed distinctively during stomata development as well as interacts and inactivates MPK3, MPK4 and MPK6. AP2C3 co-localizes with MAPKs within the nucleus and this localization depends on its N-terminal extension. We show that other closely related phosphatases AP2C2 and AP2C4 are also MAPK phosphatases acting on MPK6, but have a distinct expression pattern from AP2C3. In accordance with this, only AP2C3 ectopic expression is able to stimulate cell proliferation leading to excess stomata development. This function of AP2C3 relies on the domains required for MAPK docking and intracellular localization. Concomitantly, the constitutive and inducible AP2C3 expression deregulates E2F-RB pathway, promotes the abundance and activity of CDKA, as well as changes of CDKB1;1 forms. We suggest that AP2C3 downregulates the MAPK signaling activity to help maintain the balance between differentiation of stomata and pavement cells.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015357&type=printable
spellingShingle Julija Umbrasaite
Alois Schweighofer
Vaiva Kazanaviciute
Zoltan Magyar
Zahra Ayatollahi
Verena Unterwurzacher
Chonnanit Choopayak
Justyna Boniecka
James A H Murray
Laszlo Bogre
Irute Meskiene
MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
PLoS ONE
title MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
title_full MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
title_fullStr MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
title_full_unstemmed MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
title_short MAPK phosphatase AP2C3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in Arabidopsis.
title_sort mapk phosphatase ap2c3 induces ectopic proliferation of epidermal cells leading to stomata development in arabidopsis
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015357&type=printable
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