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Arabidopsis cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinase CRK33 affects stomatal density and drought tolerance

2021; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/15592324.2021.1905335

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Flor Cristina Arellano-Villagómez, Lorenzo Guevara‐Olvera, Víctor M. Zúñiga‐Mayo, Vincent E. Cerbantez‐Bueno, Mercedes Verdugo-Perales, Humberto R. Medina, Stefan de Folter, Gerardo Acosta‐García,

Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Cysteine-rich receptor-like protein kinases (CRKs) are transmembrane proteins containing two domains of unknown function 26 (DUF26) RLKs in their ectodomain. Despite that CRKs control important aspects of plant development, only few proteins have functionally been characterized. In this work, we analyzed the function of CRK33 by characterizing two insertional lines. The stomatal density and stomatal index were decreased in crk33-2 and crk33-3 plants in comparison to wild-type plants, correlating with a decreased transpiration in transgenic plants and a higher drought tolerance. Furthermore, photosynthesis and stomatal conductance changed. Finally, all four stomata cell fate genes were upregulated, especially the expression of TMM and SPCH in the mutant background, suggesting a role for CRK33 in stomatal spacing.