PMID- 38251425 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240408 LR - 20240410 IS - 1365-3040 (Electronic) IS - 0140-7791 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 5 DP - 2024 May TI - PHYTOCHROME A controls the DNA damage response and cell death tolerance within the Arabidopsis root meristem. PG - 1513-1525 LID - 10.1111/pce.14831 [doi] AB - The DNA damage response avoids mutations into dividing cells. Here, we analysed the role of photoreceptors on the restriction of root growth imposed by genotoxic agents and its relationship with cell viability and performance of meristems. Comparison of root growth of Arabidopsis WT, phyA-211, phyB-9, and phyA-211phyB-9 double mutants unveiled a critical role for phytochrome A (PhyA) in protecting roots from genotoxic stress, regeneration and cell replenishment in the meristematic zone. PhyA was located on primary root tips, where it influences genes related to the repair of DNA, including ERF115 and RAD51. Interestingly, phyA-211 mutants treated with zeocin failed to induce the expression of the repressor of cell cycle MYB3R3, which correlated with expression of the mitotic cyclin CycB1, suggesting that PhyA is required for safeguarding the DNA integrity during cell division. Moreover, the growth of the primary roots of PhyA downstream component HY5 and root growth analyses in darkness suggest that cell viability and DNA damage responses within root meristems may act independently from light and photomorphogenesis. These data support novel roles for PhyA as a key player for stem cell niche maintenance and DNA damage responses, which are critical for proper root growth. CI - (c) 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Huerta-Venegas, Pedro Ivan AU - Huerta-Venegas PI AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9053-8546 AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Quimico Biologicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. FAU - Raya-Gonzalez, Javier AU - Raya-Gonzalez J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6685-5090 AD - Facultad de Quimico Farmacobiologia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. FAU - Ruiz-Herrera, Leon Francisco AU - Ruiz-Herrera LF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0762-6749 AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Quimico Biologicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. FAU - Lopez-Bucio, Jose AU - Lopez-Bucio J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4849-5212 AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Quimico Biologicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. LA - eng GR - FORDECYT-PRONACES/376120/2020/ GR - SEP-CONACYT A1-S-34769/ GR - Secretaria de Educacion Publica/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240122 PL - United States TA - Plant Cell Environ JT - Plant, cell & environment JID - 9309004 RN - 0 (Arabidopsis Proteins) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - 11121-56-5 (Phytochrome) RN - 0 (Phytochrome A) RN - 136250-22-1 (Phytochrome B) RN - 0 (PHYA protein, Arabidopsis) SB - IM MH - *Arabidopsis/metabolism MH - *Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Death MH - DNA/metabolism MH - DNA Repair/genetics MH - Light MH - Meristem/genetics/metabolism MH - Mutation MH - *Phytochrome/metabolism MH - Phytochrome A/genetics/metabolism MH - Phytochrome B/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Arabidopsis root OT - DNA damage OT - photoreceptors OT - phytochrome A OT - programmed cell death OT - stem cell niche EDAT- 2024/01/22 06:42 MHDA- 2024/04/08 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/22 05:47 PHST- 2023/11/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/22 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/22 05:47 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/pce.14831 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Plant Cell Environ. 2024 May;47(5):1513-1525. doi: 10.1111/pce.14831. Epub 2024 Jan 22.