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A3: Phenotypic plasticity of cambial secondary growth in Brassicaceae in response to temperature

Prof. Dr. Michael Lenhard

Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm

Tel. +49-331-9775580, michael.lenharduni-potsdamde

https://lenhardlab.wordpress.com/

 

Dr. René Schneider

Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Haus 20, 14476 Potsdam

Email:               rene.schneideruni-potsdamde

Website:          https://schneider-lab.de/

 

Summary

A3 (Lenhard, Schneider) investigates the plasticity of cambium stem-cell activity to temperature and day length. Most plant biomass on earth is the immediate product of secondary thickening growth driven by the cambium. The environmental responsiveness of cambium stem cells is well documented and underlies the formation of pronounced annual rings in trees. This project will exploit the variation in plasticity of secondary thickening growth in A. thaliana hypocotyls and radish roots as a powerful models to identify the genetic and molecular basis of variation in cambium plasticity using quantitative genetics supplemented by single-cell transcriptomics.

 

Project-related publications

Rahimi A, Karami O, Lestari AD, de Werk T, Amakorová P, Shi D, Novák O, Greb T, Offringa R. (2022). Control of cambium initiation and activity in Arabidopsis by the transcriptional regulator AHL15. Current Biology, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.060

Song C, Zhao J, Guichard M, Shi D, Grossmann G, Schmitt C, Jouannet V, Greb T. (2022). Strigo-D2—a bio-sensor for monitoring spatio-temporal strigolactone signaling patterns in intact plants. Plant Physiology, doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiab504

Shi D, Jouannet V, Agustí J, Kaul V, Levitsky V, Sanchez P, Mironova V, Greb T. (2021). Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of the Arabidopsis thaliana inflorescence stem reveals local cellular signatures. The Plant Cell, doi: 10.1093/plcell/koaa019

Wallner ES, Tonn N, Shi D, Jouannet V, Greb T. (2020). SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE 5 promotes secondary phloem formation during radial stem growth. Plant Journal, doi:10.1111/tpj.14670

Shi D*, Lebovka I, López-Salmerón V, Sanchez P, Greb T*. (2019). Bifacial cambium stem cells generate xylem and phloem during radial plant growth. Development, doi: 10.1242/dev.171355, *Co-corresponding authors