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ArticlePlant physiology2011

Cell wall hemicellulose contributes significantly to aluminum adsorption and root growth in Arabidopsis.

Jian Li Yang, Xiao Fang Zhu, You Xiang Peng, Cheng Zheng, Gui Xin Li, Yu Liu, Yuan Zhi Shi, Shao Jian Zheng

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Article in Plant physiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 120 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jian Li YangState Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Xiao Fang Zhu
You Xiang Peng
Cheng Zheng
Gui Xin Li
Yu Liu
Yuan Zhi Shi
Shao Jian Zheng
State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and BiochemistryChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNTea Research Institute · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cell wall (CW) has been recognized as the major target of aluminum (Al) toxicity. However, the components responsible for Al accumulation and the mechanisms of Al-induced CW function disruption are still elusive. The contribution of different CW components (pectin, hemicellulose 1 [HC1], and HC2) to adsorb Al and the effect of Al on xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolyase activity were investigated in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) in this study. A fractionation procedure was optimized to effectively extract different CW components, especially to prevent the HC fraction from pectin contamination. When CW materials extracted from Al-treated roots (50 μm Al for 24 h) were fractionated, about 75% of CW Al accumulated in the HC1 fraction. A time-dependent kinetic study showed that only when the HC1 fraction was removed was the amount of Al adsorbed decreased sharply. In vivo localization of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (XET) activity showed that Al greatly inhibited this enzyme activity within 30 min of exposure, which was concomitant with Al-induced callose deposition in roots. Results from real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction indicated that three genes may constitute the major contributors to XET activity and that the inhibition of XET activity by Al is caused by transcriptional regulation. These results, to our knowledge for the first time, demonstrate that HC is the major pool for Al accumulation. Furthermore, Al-induced reduction in XET activity could play an important role in Al-induced root growth inhibition.

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AdsorptionAluminumArabidopsisCell WallGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlycosyltransferasesPlant RootsPolysaccharidesRNA, PlantAluminumGlycosyltransferaseshemicellulosePolysaccharidesRNA, Plantxyloglucan - xyloglucosyltransferase

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PMCPMC3091086
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