Os03g0633500

The rice gene Os03g0633500 was reported as OsIAA11 in 2012. It is a member of the rice Aux/IAA family genes.

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Function

• One mutant that failed to develop lateral roots was isolated. The mutant showed longer and thicker roots, but no significant differences in the number of crown roots at seedling stages between the mutant and the wild-type (WT) plants (Figure 1A and 1B). The primary root length and root diameter of 7-day-old mutants increased about 10 and 20%, respectively, compared to WT (Figure 1 and Table 1). The mutant also showed a reduced response to gravity. A population derived from a cross between Osiaa11 mutant and its WT plants showed the segregation of WT, reduced lateral roots, and lateral rootless phenotypes at a ratio of 1:2:1, indicating that the defect in LR in the mutant is controlled by a single semi-dominant gene (Figure 1A). Osiaa11 mutant showed reduced plant height, tiller number, and panicle number, but had similar fertility compared to WT.

• To determine whether the initiation of lateral root primordia is impaired in the mutant, longitudinal sections of the root region where lateral roots emerged in WT plants were prepared. The microscopic investigation showed no LRP in the mutant (Figure 1C).

Figure 1. Morphology of Mutant Seedlings. (A) Phenotype of 7-day-old seedlings of wild-type (left), homozygous mutant (center), and heterozygous mutant (right). Bar = 2 cm. (B) Roots of 21-day-old plants of wild-type (left) and homozygous mutant (right). Bar = 4 cm. (C) Longitudinal sections of wild-type (n = 10) (left) and mutant (n = 20) (right) primary roots, 1–2.5 cm from the root tip. e, endodermis; p, pericycle; c, cortex. Bars = 25 lm. (D, E) Cross-sections of the wild-type (D) and the mutant (E) primary roots, 1–2.5 cm from the root tip, showing methylene blue staining (n = 10). Bars = 50 lm. .

Expression

• Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT–PCR) analysis showed that OsIAA11 is highly expressed in roots and stem-base (SB), but not in leaf, stem, and panicle (Figure 3A), which is consistent with previous reports (Jain et al., 2006; Song et al., 2009a). To further determine the expression patterns of OsIAA11, transgenic plants harboring GUS reporter driven by the promoter of OsIAA11 (OsIAA11p:GUS) were developed. GUS staining in roots showed that OsIAA11 was expressed in the root tip, lateral root cap, stele, lateral root primordia, and lateral root (Figure 3B–3G).

Figure 3. Tissue Expression Patterns of OsIAA11. (A) Quantitative RT–PCR analysis of expression of OsIAA11 in root and stembase (SB) of 7-day-old wild-type seedlings, and in stem, leaf, and panicle of matured plants. (B–G) Expression patterns of OsIAA11 indicated by GUS reporter gene driven by promoter of OsIAA11. Longitudinal view of a radicle root tip showing methylene blue staining. The arrow head indicates lateral root cap (lrc) and columella (co) (B). The GUS staining in the root tip (C), stele and lateral root primordia (LRP) (D), cross-section of lateral root primordium, the arrow indicates the LRP (E, F), and lateral root (G). Bar = 1 mm for (D), bar = 50 lm for (E). .

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Labs working on this gene

• State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People’s Republic of China
• College of Life Sciences, Zi Jin Gang Campus, Zhejiang University, 866 Yu Hang Tang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, People’s Republic of China