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ArticlePloS one2019

Oryza sativa Brittle Culm 1-like 6 modulates β-glucan levels in the endosperm cell wall.

Keiko Midorikawa, Masaharu Kuroda, Haruyuki Yamashita, Tomoko Tamura, Keiko Abe, Tomiko Asakura

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Keiko MidorikawaDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Masaharu KurodaDivision of Crop Development, Central Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Niigata, Japan.
Haruyuki YamashitaDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoko TamuraDepartment of Nutritional Science and Food Safety, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko AbeDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomiko AsakuraDepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2097-7284
The University of Tokyo · JPKanagawa Industrial Technology Center · JPNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization · JPTokyo University of Agriculture · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endosperm cell wall affects post-harvest grain quality by affecting the mechanical fragility and water absorption of the grain. Therefore, understanding the mechanism underlying endosperm cell wall synthesis is important for determining the growth and quality of cereals. However, the molecular machinery mediating endosperm cell wall biosynthesis is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the role of Oryza sativa Brittle Culm 1-like 6 (OsBC1L6), a member of the COBRA-like protein family, in cellulose synthesis in rice. OsBC1L6 mRNA was expressed in ripening seeds during endosperm enlargement. When OsBC1L6-RFP was expressed in Arabidopsis cell cultures, this fusion protein was transported to the plasma membrane. To investigate the target molecules of OsBC1L6, we analyzed the binding interactions of OsBC1L6 with cellohexaose and the analogs using surface plasmon resonance, determining that cellohexaose bound to OsBC1L6. The β-glucan contents were significantly reduced in OsBC1L6-RNAi calli and OsBC1L6-deficient seeds from a Tos insertion mutant, compared to their wild-type counterparts. These findings suggest that OsBC1L6 modulates β-glucan synthesis during endosperm cell wall formation by interacting with cellulose moieties on the plasma membrane during seed ripening.

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Gene Expression Regulation, Plantbeta-GlucansCell WallEndospermOryzaPlant ProteinsSeedsbeta-GlucansPlant Proteins

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PMID31120929
PMCPMC6532911
OpenAlexW2946358549

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