Alexis Maizel

Quantitative analysis of lateral
root morphogenesis in
Arabidopsis thaliana
Alexis Maizel
Plant development is continuous
Daniel von Wangenheim
Arabidopsis thaliana
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Roots: the hidden half
Hodge A. The plastic plant: root responses to heterogeneous supplies of nutrients. New Phytologist. 2004.
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Lateral root formation in Arabidopsis
Lateral root
emergence
Development
Differentiation
zone
Lateral root
initiation and
growth
Initiation
zone
Basal
meristem
Lateral root
pre-initiation
Apical
meristem
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Plant embryonic development
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Lateral root formation in Arabidopsis
Lateral root
emergence
Differentiation
zone
Development
Capture and quantify the dynamics of
lateral root morphogenesis
Lateral root
initiation and
growth
Initiation
zone
Basal
meristem
Lateral root
pre-initiation
Apical
meristem
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Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy
Illumination
Detection
from: J. Huisken, D. Y. Stainier, Development 136, 1963-75 (2009).
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Digital Scanned Light Sheet Microscope
camera (1392x1040)
filterwheel
Top
Illumination
lens
Fr
Imaging
chamber
on
t
Detection lens
Top view
stage
x/z/y/psi
Laser lines
entry
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Front view
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Digital Scanned Light Sheet Microscope
Illumination lens
Detection lens
side
Front
Front
Side
Capillary
Carbon rod
½ MS medium
0.5% phytagel
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Growth conditions during imaging
Light source (off
during scanning)
Perfusion system
provides fresh
medium
Roots are in the
medium, leaves
remain in the air
Plant grows in an
upright position
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Growth conditions during imaging
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Dynamics of root development
Growing root tip observed for:
23min
MAP4-GFP
Arabidopsis primary root tip
recording time 15 h,
7 min interval
H2B-RFP
Lti6-GFP (Plasma mbrne)
10µm
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Maizel et al. (2011) The Plant Journal, 68(2), 377–385.
Morphodynamics of lateral root formation
Light sheet microscopy
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Pericycle swelling prior to the first division
Pericycle Endodermis
Pericycle
Endodermis
Daniel von Wangenheim
3.58 h
4.83 h
1.6
1.6
0h
3.58 h
Normalized area
0h
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.2
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0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
00
side view
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22 33 44
Time
Time [h]
[h]
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radial view
J. Vermeer et al., Science 2014.
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The shape of LRP is highly stereotypical
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Patterns of divisions
side view
front view
Anticlinal
Periclinal
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Division patterns in cycles 1 & 2
Master cell file
Anticlinal
Anticlinal
Periclinal
Anticlinal
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aurora kinase mutants have random planes of divisions
wild type
aur1-2, 2-2
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
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Growth dynamics of aurora mutant is affected
Epidermis
Cortex
Endodermis
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Importance of the overlying tissues
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I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
Emergence
adapted from: Malamy, J. E., and Benfey, P. N. (1997). Development 124, 33–44.
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Auxin signaling in endodermis is important for initiation
Pericycle
Endodermis
pCASP1::shy2-2
shy2-2: dominant
negative blocker of
auxin signaling
Col-0
CASP1::shy2-2
shy2-101
J. Vermeer et al., Science (2014).
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Joop Vermeer (N. Geldner lab)
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Overlaying tissue determine the shape of the primordium
J0361>>axr3-GR
(inducible inhibition
of auxin response)
-DEX
+DEX
-DEX
+DEX
IV
V
III
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Summary
Morphogenesis of lateral root primordium is not underpinned by rigid initial organisation
The lateral root primordium shape, cell division pattern and growth dynamics are
emerging properties
Canalization
by surrounding tissue
Oriented division
Anisotropic growth
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Lab members
Jens Fangerau
Mouli Ghosh-Dastidar
Ira Mägele
Amaya Vilches-Barro
Daniel von Wangenheim
Virginie Jouannet
Ana Beatriz Moreno
Eva Stauffer
Collaborators
Malcolm J. Bennett (Nottingham university)
N. Geldner & J.Vermeer (Lausanne university)
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn (BOKU Vienna)
Heike Leitte (Heidelberg university)
Steffen Lemke (Heidelberg university)
Ernst H.K. Stelzer (Francfort university)
Martin Crespi (CNRS)
Hervé Vaucheret (INRA)
Funding
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