期刊
PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 22, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11223146
关键词
cell wall; transcriptional regulators; pectins; seed growth; fruit; germination
资金
- Research Projects of National Interest (PRIN) [PRIN201719LCOLO_01]
- H2020-MSCA-RISE EvoFruland [101007738]
- Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
- Brazilian Council for Research and Development (CNPq)
- European Union [247587]
- Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) [CB-2017-2018A1-S-10126]
- H2020-MSCA-RISE POLYPLOID project [101007438]
- FOSC-COFUND-2019 Project [236]
- CARIPLO SEEDWAKE APT [2016-0723]
This study investigates the impact of cell wall modifications on plant development and the role of biomechanical alterations in seed and fruit growth. Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana were used to study the function of gene families related to cell wall biogenesis. Disruption of genes involved in pectin maturation and hemicellulose deposition was found to strongly influence germination dynamics. Transcriptional regulators STK and LUH were shown to regulate specific aspects of cell wall properties, such as pectin distribution.
Although much is known about seed and fruit development at the molecular level, many gaps remain in our understanding of how cell wall modifications can impact developmental processes in plants, as well as how biomechanical alterations influence seed and fruit growth. Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana constitute an excellent tool to study the function of gene families devoted to cell wall biogenesis. We have characterized a collection of lines carrying mutations in representative cell wall-related genes for seed and fruit size developmental defects, as well as altered germination rates. We have linked these studies to cell wall composition and structure. Interestingly, we have found that disruption of genes involved in pectin maturation and hemicellulose deposition strongly influence germination dynamics. Finally, we focused on two transcriptional regulators, SEEDSTICK (STK) and LEUNIG-HOMOLOG (LUH), which positively regulate seed growth. Herein, we demonstrate that these factors regulate specific aspects of cell wall properties such as pectin distribution. We propose a model wherein changes in seed coat structure due to alterations in the xyloglucan-cellulose matrix deposition and pectin maturation are critical for organ growth and germination. The results demonstrate the importance of cell wall properties and remodeling of polysaccharides as major factors responsible for seed development.
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