Journal
PLANT CELL REPORTS
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 573-586Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1727-z
Keywords
Suberin; Lipid-phenolic polymer; Waxes; Cell wall; Stress resistance
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- French Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche
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Suberin is a lipid-phenolic biopolyester deposited in the cell walls of certain boundary tissue layers of plants, such as root endodermis, root and tuber peridermis, and seed coats. Suberin serves as a protective barrier in these tissue layers, controlling, for example, water and ion transport. It is also a stress-induced anti-microbial barrier. The suberin polymer contains a variety of C16-C24 chain-length aliphatics, such as omega-hydroxy fatty acids, alpha,omega-dicarboxylic fatty acids, and primary fatty alcohols. Suberin also contains high amounts of glycerol and phenolics, especially ferulic acid. In addition, non-covalently linked waxes are likely associated with the suberin polymer. This review focusses on the suberin biosynthetic enzymes identified to date, which include beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthases, fatty acyl reductases, long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferases, and phenolic acyltransferases. We also discuss recent advances in our understanding of the transport of suberin components intracellularly and to the cell wall, polymer assembly, and the regulation of suberin deposition.
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