Gardiner, J.C., Taylor, N.G. and Turner, S.R. (2003) Control of cellulose synthase complex localization in developing xylem. Plant Cell, 15 (8). pp. 1740-1748. ISSN 1040-4651
Abstract
Cellulose synthesis in the developing xylem vessels of Arabidopsis requires three members of the cellulose synthase (CesA) gene family. In young vessels, these three proteins localize within the cell, whereas in older vessels, all three CesA proteins colocalize with bands of cortical microtubules that mark the sites of secondary cell wall deposition. In the absence of one subunit, however, the remaining two subunits are retained in the cell, demonstrating that all three CesA proteins are required to assemble a functional complex. CesA proteins with altered catalytic activity localize normally, suggesting that cellulose synthase activity is not required for this localization. Cortical microtubule arrays are required continually to maintain normal CesA protein localization. By contrast, actin microfilaments do not colocalize with the CesA proteins and are unlikely to play a direct role in their localization. Green fluorescent protein–tagged CesA reveals a novel process in which the structure and/or local environment of the cellulose synthase complex is altered rapidly.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2009 18:43 |
Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2009 18:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.012815 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | the American Society of Plant Biologists |
Identification Number: | 10.1105/tpc.012815 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:7283 |