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Root-specific CLE3 expression is required for WRKY33 activation in Arabidopsis shoots.

Key messageThis study focused on the role of CLE1-7 peptides as defense mediators, and showed that root-expressed CLE3 functions as a systemic signal to regulate defense-related gene expression in shoots. In the natural environment, plants employ diverse signaling molecules including peptides to defend themselves against various pathogen attacks. In this study, we investigated whether CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-RELATED (CLE) genes (CLE1-7) respond to biotic stimuli. CLE3 showed significant up-regulation upon treatment with flg22, Pep2, and salicylic acid (SA). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that CLE3 expression is regulated by the NON-EXPRESSOR OF PR GENES1 (NPR1)-dependent SA signaling and flg22-FLAGELLIN-SENSITIVE 2 (FLS2) signaling pathways. We demonstrated that SA-induced up-regulation of CLE3 in roots was required for activation of WRKY33, a gene involved in the regulation of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), in shoots, suggesting that CLE3 functions as a root-derived signal that regulates the expression of defense-related genes in shoots. Microarray analysis of transgenic Arabidopsis lines overexpressing CLE3 under the control of a β-estradiol-inducible promoter revealed that root- confined CLE3 overexpression affected gene expression in both roots and shoots. Comparison of CLE2- and CLE3-induced genes indicated that CLE2 and CLE3 peptides target a few common but largely distinct downstream genes. These results suggest that root-derived CLE3 is involved in the regulation of systemic rather than local immune responses. Our study also sheds light on the potential role of CLE peptides in long-distance regulation of plant immunity.

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