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First published online 1 October 2003
doi: 10.1242/dev.00794

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Genetic analysis of adventitious root formation with a novel series of temperature-sensitive mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana

Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hakusan 3-7-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0001, Japan

^* Author for correspondence (e-mail: sugiyama{at}ns.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

Accepted 4 August 2003

When cultured on media containing the plant growth regulator auxin, hypocotyl explants of Arabidopsis thaliana generate adventitious roots. As a first step to investigate the genetic basis of adventitious organogenesis in plants, we isolated nine temperature-sensitive mutants defective in various stages in the formation of adventitious roots: five root initiation defective (rid1 to rid5) mutants failed to initiate the formation of root primordia; in one root primordium defective (rpd1) mutant, the development of root primordia was arrested; three root growth defective (rgd1, rgd2, and rgd3) mutants were defective in root growth after the establishment of the root apical meristem. The temperature sensitivity of callus formation and lateral root formation revealed further distinctions between the isolated mutants. The rid1 mutant was specifically defective in the reinitiation of cell proliferation from hypocotyl explants, while the rid2 mutant was also defective in the reinitiation of cell proliferation from root explants. These two mutants also exhibited abnormalities in the formation of the root apical meristem when lateral roots were induced at the restrictive temperature. The rgd1 and rgd2 mutants were deficient in root and callus growth, whereas the rgd3 mutation specifically affected root growth. The rid5 mutant required higher auxin concentrations for rooting at the restrictive temperature, implying a deficiency in auxin signaling. The rid5 phenotype was found to result from a mutation in the MOR1/GEM1 gene encoding a microtubule-associated protein. These findings about the rid5 mutant suggest a possible function of the microtubule system in auxin response.

Key words: Arabidopsis thaliana, Temperature-sensitive mutant, Adventitious root formation, Cell proliferation, Dedifferentiation, Root primordium, Root apical meristem, Auxin, microtubule, MOR1

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