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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2015

G-fibre cell wall development in willow stems during tension wood induction.

Cristina Gritsch, Yongfang Wan, Rowan A C Mitchell, Peter R Shewry, Steven J Hanley, Angela Karp

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Article in Journal of experimental botany, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina GritschRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
Yongfang WanRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
Rowan A C MitchellRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
Peter R ShewryRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
Steven J HanleyRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK.
Angela KarpRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK angela.karp@rothamsted.ac.uk.
Rothamsted Research · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G016216/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I014934/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Willows (Salix spp.) are important as a potential feedstock for bioenergy and biofuels. Previous work suggested that reaction wood (RW) formation could be a desirable trait for biofuel production in willows as it is associated with increased glucose yields, but willow RW has not been characterized for cell wall components. Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan (FLA) proteins are highly up-regulated in RW of poplars and are considered to be involved in cell adhesion and cellulose biosynthesis. COBRA genes are involved in anisotropic cell expansion by modulating the orientation of cellulose microfibril deposition. This study determined the temporal and spatial deposition of non-cellulosic polysaccharides in cell walls of the tension wood (TW) component of willow RW and compared it with opposite wood (OW) and normal wood (NW) using specific antibodies and confocal laser scanning microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the expression patterns of an FLA gene (SxFLA12) and a COBRA-like gene (SxCOBL4) were compared using RNA in situ hybridization. Deposition of the non-cellulosic polysaccharides (1-4)-β-D-galactan, mannan and de-esterified homogalacturonan was found to be highly associated with TW, often with the G-layer itself. Of particular interest was that the G-layer itself can be highly enriched in (1-4)-β-D-galactan, especially in G-fibres where the G-layer is still thickening, which contrasts with previous studies in poplar. Only xylan showed a similar distribution in TW, OW, and NW, being restricted to the secondary cell wall layers. SxFLA12 and SxCOBL4 transcripts were specifically expressed in developing TW, confirming their importance. A model of polysaccharides distribution in developing willow G-fibre cells is presented.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantCell WallIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPlant ProteinsPolysaccharidesSalixWoodXylemPlant ProteinsPolysaccharides(1–4)-β-D-galactanCCRC-M38fasciclingelatinous fibreshomogalacturonanimmunofluorescenceimmunogoldin situ hybridizationLM10LM21LM5mannanreaction woodSxCOBL4SxFLA12TEMtension woodwillowxylan.

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PMID26220085
PMCPMC4588891
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