Evolutionary PTEN gene divergence underpins the remodeling of plant vacuolar compartments
Abstract
Membrane fusion and fission are fundamental processes in sustaining cellular compartmentalization. Fission of a lipid bilayer requires a furrow formation that brings membranes in close proximity prior to a contiguous membrane cleavage. Although plant ancestors abandoned cleavage furrow-mediated cytokinesis more than 500 million years ago, here we show that plants still employ this mechanical principle to divide embryonic vacuoles. The evolutionary divergence in PHOSPHATASE AND TENSIN HOMOLOG DELETED ON CHROMOSOME TEN (PTEN) enzymes was required to coordinate this process, as Arabidopsis loss-of-function pten2a pten2b mutants contain hyper compartmentalized embryonic vacuoles. In contrast, PTEN2 overexpression hinders lytic and secretion cellular pathways downstream of TGN in xylem cells. These processes are critical for the formation of secondary cell walls in xylem cells and depend on a poorly characterized and evolutionarily novel N-terminal domain in PTEN2s. The PTEN2 subfamily appeared with the emergence of the Phragmoplastophyta clade, when vacuolar compartments enlarged and cleavage furrow-mediated cytokinesis became extinct. Together, our work suggests that the evolutionary innovation of the PTEN family is conserved across terrestrial plants and central to vacuolar remodelling. Show more
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Vacuole division; Cleavage furrow; Xylem; Cell differentiation; PTENOrganisational unit
09493 - Rodriguez-Villalon, Antia (ehemalig) / Rodriguez-Villalon, Antia (former)
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160201 - Phosphoinositides- Molecular analysis of new lipid regulators in plant phloem differentiation (SNF)
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