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ArticleNature communications2025

The CIN-TCP transcription factors regulate endocycle progression and pavement cell size by promoting cell wall pectin degradation.

Feng Shen, He Zhang, Miaomiao Wan, Yanzhi Yang, Zheng Kuang, Liang Xiao, Daqing Zuo, Zhan Li, Genji Qin, Lei Li

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Feng Shen *Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6761-8253
He Zhang *Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China. hez@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2540-2167
Miaomiao WanPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3224-7329
Yanzhi YangPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5128-7054
Zheng KuangSchool of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Liang XiaoPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6683-8955
Daqing ZuoPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7684-5905
Zhan LiSchool of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Genji QinSchool of Advanced Agricultural Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-5126
Lei LiPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China. lei.li@pku-iaas.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8304-1286

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In plants, endoreplication, the process where nuclear DNA replicates in the absence of mitosis, and remodeling of the primary cell walls are both coupled with cell expansion. However, the mechanisms by which these two processes coordinate to determine cell size remain largely elusive. Here, employing the tcpΔ7 septuple mutant disabling seven of the eight CIN-TCP transcription factors in Arabidopsis, we find that hindered endoreplication progression in tcpΔ7 whereby ploidy increases from 8 C to beyond is correlated with an increase in cell wall pectin. CIN-TCPs transcriptionally activate POLYGALACTURONASE LIKE 1 (PGL1), which encodes a polygalacturonase downregulating both abundance and molecular mass of pectin polymers. Genetic analysis of PGL1 in both the wild type and tcpΔ7 backgrounds confirm that pectin reduction promotes endocycle progression and cell enlargement. Collectively, these findings reveal a critical role of pectin in regulating endoreplication, providing insights in the understanding of cell growth and organ development in plants.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell WallPectinsTranscription FactorsCell CycleCell SizeGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPolygalacturonaseArabidopsis ProteinsPectinsPolygalacturonaseTranscription Factors

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PMID40316522
PMCPMC12048579

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