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ArticlePlant reproduction2025

Spatial organization and trafficking dynamics of ANX/BUPS-RALF-LLG signaling complexes during pollen tube growth.

Patricia L Seitz, Li-Jia Qu, Thomas Dresselhaus, Liang-Zi Zhou

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Article in Plant reproduction, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Patricia L SeitzCell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-0681-6311
Li-Jia QuState Key Laboratory for Gene Function and Modulation Research, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1765-7311
Thomas DresselhausCell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany. thomas.dresselhaus@ur.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6442-4302
Liang-Zi ZhouCell Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany. lzzhou@sdau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4301-8051

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German Research Foundation Research Unit FOR 5098 (ICIPS)National Natural Science Foundation of China 32300307Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2024QC088
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Abstract

key messageRecruitment of RALFs and LLGs for assembly at the apical plasma membrane of pollen tubes is orchestrated by ANXs/BUPSs through endomembrane trafficking. Pollen tube growth requires precise regulation of cell wall integrity, which is maintained by ANX/BUPS-RALF-LLG signaling complexes. While structural and biochemical studies have revealed physical interactions between these components, their spatial organization and assembly dynamics in growing pollen tubes remain unclear. Here, we systematically investigated the subcellular localization and endomembrane trafficking of ANX/BUPS-RALF-LLG complex components through transient expression studies in tobacco pollen tubes. We demonstrate that each component exhibits distinct subcellular distribution patterns: RALF4/19 peptide ligands predominantly localize after secretion to the cell wall, ANXs/BUPSs receptors are enriched at the apical plasma membrane (PM), while GPI-anchored LLG2/3 co-receptors exclusively co-localize to cytosolic vesicles. Through co-expression studies, we show that ANXs/BUPSs recruit both RALFs and LLGs that localize to the same vesicles to the PM, indicating their role as master organizers and scaffolds of signaling complex assembly during pollen tube growth. RALFs stabilize ANX/BUPS-LLG interactions at the PM. Disruption of endocytosis by Brefeldin A treatment severely disrupts PM localization of ANXs/BUPSs and causes cytoplasmic aggregation of LLGs, while Wortmannin leads to partial trapping of proteins in pre-vacuolar compartments. Altogether, these findings indicate that ANX/BUPS-RALF-LLG complex assembly is highly dynamic and depends on proper endomembrane trafficking to maintain pollen tube integrity during growth.

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NicotianaPlant ProteinsPollen TubeSignal TransductionCell MembraneProtein TransportPlant ProteinsEndomembrane traffickingPollen tube growthSignalingTobaccoTransient transformation

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PMCPMC12394273

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