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Jiali Zhua, Ji-Hwan Parkb,c, Seulbee Leeb, Jae Ho Leea,b, Daehee Hwangb,d, June M. Kwaka,1, and Yun Ju Kimb,1
aDepartment of New Biology, DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea; bCenter for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea; cKorean Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea; dSchool of Biological Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
1To whom correspondence may be addressed.
Abstract
Stomata in the plant epidermis play a critical role in growth and survival by controlling gas exchange, transpiration, and immunity to pathogens. Plants modulate stomatal cell fate and patterning through key transcriptional factors and signaling pathways. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to contribute to developmental plasticity in multicellular organisms; however, no miRNAs appear to target the known regulators of stomatal development. It remains unclear as to whether miRNAs are involved in stomatal development. Here, we report highly dynamic, developmentally stage-specific miRNA expression profiles from stomatal lineage cells. We demonstrate that stomatal lineage miRNAs positively and negatively regulate stomatal formation and patterning to avoid clustered stomata. Target prediction of stomatal lineage miRNAs implicates potential cellular processes in stomatal development. We show that miR399-mediated PHO2 regulation, involved in phosphate homeostasis, contributes to the control of stomatal development. Our study demonstrates that miRNAs constitute a critical component in the regulatory mechanisms controlling stomatal development.
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