Affiliation:
1. Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory National University of Singapore, 1 Research Link Singapore 117604 Singapore
2. Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore 117543 Singapore
Abstract
SUMMARYVegetative shade causes an array of morphological changes in plants called shade avoidance syndrome, which includes hypocotyl and petiole elongation, leaf hyponasty, reduced leaf growth, early flowering and rapid senescence. Here, we show that loss‐of‐function mutations in HISTONE DEACETYLASE 9 (HDA9) attenuated the shade‐induced hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis. However, the hda9 cotyledons and petioles under shade were not significantly different from those in wild‐type, suggesting a specific function of HDA9 in hypocotyl elongation in response to shade. HDA9 expression levels were stable under shade and its protein was ubiquitously detected in cotyledon, hypocotyl and root. Organ‐specific transcriptome analysis unraveled that shade induced a set of auxin‐responsive genes, such as SMALL AUXIN UPREGULATED RNAs (SAURs) and AUXIN/INDOLE‐3‐ACETIC ACIDs (AUX/IAAs) and their induction was impaired in hda9‐1 hypocotyls. In addition, HDA9 binding to loci of SAUR15/65, IAA5/6/19 and ACS4 was increased under shade. The genetic and organ‐specific gene expression analyses further revealed that HDA9 may cooperate with PHYTOCHROME‐INTERACTING FACTOR 4/7 in the regulation of shade‐induced hypocotyl elongation. Furthermore, HDA9 and PIF7 proteins were found to interact together and thus it is suggested that PIF7 may recruit HDA9 to regulate the shade/auxin responsive genes in response to shade. Overall, our study unravels that HDA9 can work as one component of a hypocotyl‐specific transcriptional regulatory machinery that activates the auxin response at the hypocotyl leading to the elongation of this organ under shade.
Funder
National Research Foundation Singapore
Subject
Cell Biology,Plant Science,Genetics
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