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Light is a key environmental cue controlling plant development, which involves meristemic activation by cell proliferation and differentiation. Here, we identify one gene, AtSKIP, associated with cell cycle-regulated root and leaf growth processes in Arabidopsis. The spatial pattern of β-glucuronidase (GUS) activity indicated that AtSKIP is expressed in the leaf primodia, root meristem region and root vascular system, and can be activated by light. Ectopic expression of AtSKIP resulted in enhanced leaf development but suppressed root elongation in Arabidopsis, whereas AtSKIPDD seedlings displayed retarded leaf growth and normal root growth. Moreover, AtSKIP cells displayed enhanced sensitivity to a cytokinin in a callus induction assay, further demonstrated that AtSKIP expression altered endogenous cell cycle-regulated signaling in plants. Together, these data indicate that AtSKIP participates in cell cycle-mediated growth of leaf and root.
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Zhang, X., Ju, HW., Huang, P. et al. Functional identification of AtSKIP as a regulator of the cell cycle signaling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana . J. Plant Biol. 55, 481–488 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12374-012-0326-1
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