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ArticlePlanta2003

The Arabidopsis RHD3 gene is required for cell wall biosynthesis and actin organization.

Yun Hu, Ruiqin Zhong, W Herbert Morrison, Zheng-Hua Ye

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Article in Planta, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yun HuDepartment of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Ruiqin Zhong
W Herbert Morrison
Zheng-Hua Ye
University of Georgia · USUnited States Department of Agriculture · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE3 (RHD3) gene has previously been shown to be essential for normal cell expansion [H. Wang et al. (1997) Genes Dev 11:799-811]. In this report, we demonstrated that mutation of the RHD3 gene in the Arabidopsis fragile fiber 4 (fra4) mutant caused a dramatic reduction in the wall thickness of fibers, vessels, and pith cells in the inflorescence stems and, concomitantly, a decrease in the mechanical strength of stems. The reduced wall thickness in the fra4 mutant was accompanied by an alteration in cell wall composition. Consistent with the defective fiber and vessel wall phenotypes, the RHD3 gene exhibited a strong expression in developing fiber and xylem cells. We showed that the Arabidopsis genome contains two additional RHD3-like genes, one of which was expressed specifically in flowers. In addition, we found that mutation of the RHD3 gene caused an alteration in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton but no effects on cortical microtubules. Our findings suggest an essential role of RHD3 in cell wall biosynthesis and actin organization, both of which are known to be important for cell expansion.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, PlantActinsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBase SequenceCell WallDNA PrimersGTP-Binding ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidActinsArabidopsis ProteinsDNA PrimersGTP-Binding ProteinsRHD3 protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID12844267
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