ARAD proteins associated with pectic Arabinan biosynthesis form complexes when transiently overexpressed in planta.
Glycosyltransferase complexes are known to be involved in plant cell wall biosynthesis, as for example in cellulose. It is not known to what extent such complexes are involved in biosynthesis of pectin as well. To address this question, work was initiated on ARAD1 (ARABINAN DEFICIENT 1) and its close homolog ... ARAD2 of glycosyltransferase family GT47. Using bimolecular fluorescence complementation, Foerster resonance energy transfer and non-reducing gel electrophoresis, we show that ARAD1 and ARAD2 are localized in the same Golgi compartment and form homo-and heterodimeric intermolecular dimers when expressed transiently in Nicotiana benthamiana. Biochemical analysis of arad2 cell wall or fractions hereof showed no difference in the monosaccharide composition, when compared with wild type. The double mutant arad1 arad2 had an arad1 cell wall phenotype and overexpression of ARAD2 did not complement the arad1 phenotype, indicating that ARAD1 and ARAD2 are not redundant enzymes. To investigate the cell wall structure of the mutants in detail, immunohistochemical analyses were carried out on arad1, arad2 and arad1 arad2 using the arabinan-specific monoclonal antibody LM13. In roots, the labeling pattern of arad2 was distinct from both that of wild type, arad1 and arad1 arad2. Likewise, in epidermal cell walls of inflorescence stems, LM13 binding differed between arad2 and WILD TYPE, arad1 or arad1 arad2. Altogether, these data show that ARAD2 is associated with arabinan biosynthesis, not redundant with ARAD1, and that the two glycosyltransferases may function in complexes held together by disulfide bridges.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Cell Wall, Disulfides, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Genes, Plant, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Glycosyltransferases, Mutation, Pectins, Pentosyltransferases, Plant Growth Regulators, Plants, Genetically Modified, Polysaccharides, Sequence Alignment, Tobacco, Transformation, Genetic
Amino Acid Sequence, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Cell Wall, Disulfides, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Genes, Plant, Genetic Variation, Genotype, Glycosyltransferases, Mutation, Pectins, Pentosyltransferases, Plant Growth Regulators, Plants, Genetically Modified, Polysaccharides, Sequence Alignment, Tobacco, Transformation, Genetic
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Date: Jul. 01, 2012
PubMed ID: 22270560
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