ROS: The Fine-Tuner of Plant Stem Cell Fate

Sha Yang; Qianqian Yu; Youming Zhang; Yuebin Jia; Shubo Wan; Xiangpei Kong; Zhaojun Ding

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.010

ROS: The Fine-Tuner of Plant Stem Cell Fate

Trends Plant Sci. 2018 Oct;23(10):850-853. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.010. Epub 2018 Aug 18.

Authors

Sha Yang¹, Qianqian Yu², Youming Zhang³, Yuebin Jia⁴, Shubo Wan⁵, Xiangpei Kong⁶, Zhaojun Ding⁷

Affiliations

¹ Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
² College of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, China; These authors contributed equally to this work.
³ State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China.
⁴ Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China.
⁵ Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Ecology and Physiology, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China. Electronic address: wansb@saas.ac.cn.
⁶ The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China. Electronic address: xpkong@sdau.edu.cn.
⁷ State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China; The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China. Electronic address: dingzhaojun@sdu.edu.cn.

PMID: 30131214
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.07.010

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are initially considered to be toxic by-products of aerobic metabolism. However, accumulating evidence has shown that ROS also act as key regulators for the progression of several basic biological processes. Recent studies highlight the key role of ROS in root and shoot stem cell niche maintenance.

Keywords: ROS; root apical meristem; shoot apical meristem; stem cell fate.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Plant Shoots / physiology*
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
Stem Cell Niche / physiology*
Stem Cells / metabolism*

Substances

Reactive Oxygen Species