A paternal signal induces endosperm proliferation upon fertilization in Arabidopsis

Author:

Simonini Sara,Bencivenga Stefano,Grossniklaus Ueli

Abstract

AbstractIn multicellular organisms, sexual reproduction relies on the formation of highly specialized, differentiated cells, the gametes. At maturity, male and female gametes are quiescent, awaiting fertilization, with their cell cycle being arrested at a precise stage. Failure to establish quiescence leads to unwanted proliferation, abortion of the offspring, and a waste of resources. Upon fertilization, the cell cycle resumes, allowing the newly formed zygote to divide rapidly. Successful development requires that male and female gametes are in the same phase of the cell cycle. The molecular mechanisms that enforce quiescence and reinstate cell division only after fertilization occurs are poorly understood. Here, we describe a sperm-derived signal that induces proliferation of theArabidopsiscentral cell precisely upon fertilization. We show that the mature central cell is arrested in S phase, caused by the activity of the conserved RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED1 (RBR1) protein. Paternal delivery of the core cell cycle component CYCD7;1 triggers RBR1 degradation, thereby stimulating S phase progression. Absence of CYCD7;1 delays RBR1 depletion, S phase reactivation, and central cell division, whereas its constitutive expression triggers proliferation of unfertilized central cells. In summary, we show that CYCD7;1 is a paternal signal that informs the central cell that fertilization occurred, thus unlocking quiescence and ensuring that cell division initiates just at the right time to ensure functional endosperm formation.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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