Microsurgical and laser ablation analysis of interactions between the zones and layers of the tomato shoot apical meristern

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作者
Reinhardt, D
Frenz, M
Mandel, T
Kuhlemeier, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bern, Inst Plant Sci, Bern, Switzerland
[2] Univ Bern, Inst Appl Phys, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
来源
DEVELOPMENT | 2003年 / 130卷 / 17期
关键词
laser ablation; meristem; WUSCHEL; central zone; peripheral zone; meristern layer; L1; layer; Lycopersicon esculentum;
D O I
10.1242/dev.00596
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Plants exhibit life-long organogenic and histogenic activity in a specialised organ, the shoot apical meristem. Leaves and flowers are formed within the ring-shaped peripheral zone, which surrounds the central zone, the site of the stem cells. We have undertaken a series of high-precision laser ablation and microsurgical tissue removal experiments to test the functions of different parts of the tomato meristem, and to reveal their interactions. Ablation of the central zone led to ectopic expression of the WUSCHEL gene at the periphery, followed by the establishment of a new meristem centre. After the ablation of the central zone, organ formation continued without a lag. Thus, the central zone does not participate in organogenesis, except as the ultimate source of founder cells. Microsurgical removal of the external L-1 layer induced periclinal cell divisions and terminal differentiation in the subtending layers. In addition, no organs were initiated in areas devoid of L-1, demonstrating an important role of the L-1 in organogenesis. L-1 ablation had only local effects, an observation that is difficult to reconcile with phyllotaxis theories that invoke physical tension operating within the meristem as a whole. Finally, regeneration of L-1 cells was never observed after ablation. This shows that while the zones of the meristem show a remarkable capacity to regenerate after interference, elimination of the L-1 layer is irreparable and causes terminal differentiation.
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页码:4073 / 4083
页数:11
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