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<p>Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) are of vital importance in plant growth and vascular development. Class A ARFs are the core auxin-driven drivers of embryogenesis, vascular pattern development, (pro)cambial stem cell initiation and xylem cell fate specification, while class B ARFs may attenuate or fine-tune auxin-mediated development. The potential roles of class C ARFs in vascular development and xylogenesis, however, remain largely unexplored. In this study, we identified <i>Eucalyptus grandis ARF10</i> (<i>EgrARF10</i>) as a potential regulator of secondary cell wall (SCW) development. We show that EgrARF10 is nucleus-localised and strongly associated with SCW biosynthetic genes and transcription factors across co-expression and multi-omic networks. Mining of published spatial and single cell transcriptomic data revealed preferential expression of <i>EgrARF10 </i>in vessel and fusiform organizer cells of secondary xylem tissue, while <i>EgrARF10</i> orthologs in other species exhibit diverse cell type-specific expression ranging from root cap vascular and metaxylem to cork cambium. Heterologous overexpression of <i>EgrARF10</i> in hybrid poplar did not alter overall growth or morphology but resulted in a significant reduction in stem lignification, accompanied by relative increases in D-glucose, D-xylose and D-mannose, indicating altered SCW composition. While the molecular mechanism by which EgrARF10 acts remains unknown, these findings provide the first evidence for the role of a class C ARF in xylem SCW biology.</p>

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Eucalyptus grandis Auxin Response Factor 10 (EgrARF10) is associated with the modulation of secondary xylem cell wall chemistry

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    2026年7月28日

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  • Ipeleng Makhura,
  • Raphael Ployet,
  • Alexander A. Myburg,
  • Hua Cassan-Wang,
  • Steven G. Hussey

摘要

Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) are of vital importance in plant growth and vascular development. Class A ARFs are the core auxin-driven drivers of embryogenesis, vascular pattern development, (pro)cambial stem cell initiation and xylem cell fate specification, while class B ARFs may attenuate or fine-tune auxin-mediated development. The potential roles of class C ARFs in vascular development and xylogenesis, however, remain largely unexplored. In this study, we identified Eucalyptus grandis ARF10 (EgrARF10) as a potential regulator of secondary cell wall (SCW) development. We show that EgrARF10 is nucleus-localised and strongly associated with SCW biosynthetic genes and transcription factors across co-expression and multi-omic networks. Mining of published spatial and single cell transcriptomic data revealed preferential expression of EgrARF10 in vessel and fusiform organizer cells of secondary xylem tissue, while EgrARF10 orthologs in other species exhibit diverse cell type-specific expression ranging from root cap vascular and metaxylem to cork cambium. Heterologous overexpression of EgrARF10 in hybrid poplar did not alter overall growth or morphology but resulted in a significant reduction in stem lignification, accompanied by relative increases in D-glucose, D-xylose and D-mannose, indicating altered SCW composition. While the molecular mechanism by which EgrARF10 acts remains unknown, these findings provide the first evidence for the role of a class C ARF in xylem SCW biology.