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Multi‐scale spatial heterogeneity of pectic rhamnogalacturonan I ( RG –I) structural features in tobacco seed endosperm cell walls
Author(s) -
Lee Kieran J.D.,
Cornuault Valérie,
Manfield Iain W.,
Ralet MarieChristine,
Paul Knox J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1111/tpj.12263
Subject(s) - galactan , cell wall , endosperm , glycan , xyloglucan , context (archaeology) , glycomics , polysaccharide , secondary cell wall , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , glycoprotein , paleontology
Summary Plant cell walls are complex configurations of polysaccharides that fulfil a diversity of roles during plant growth and development. They also provide sets of biomaterials that are widely exploited in food, fibre and fuel applications. The pectic polysaccharides, which comprise approximately a third of primary cell walls, form complex supramolecular structures with distinct glycan domains. Rhamnogalacturonan I ( RG –I) is a highly structurally heterogeneous branched glycan domain within the pectic supramolecule that contains rhamnogalacturonan, arabinan and galactan as structural elements. Heterogeneous RG –I polymers are implicated in generating the mechanical properties of cell walls during cell development and plant growth, but are poorly understood in architectural, biochemical and functional terms. Using specific monoclonal antibodies to the three major RG –I structural elements (arabinan, galactan and the rhamnogalacturonan backbone) for in situ analyses and chromatographic detection analyses, the relative occurrences of RG –I structures were studied within a single tissue: the tobacco seed endosperm. The analyses indicate that the features of the RG –I polymer display spatial heterogeneity at the level of the tissue and the level of single cell walls, and also heterogeneity at the biochemical level. This work has implications for understanding RG –I glycan complexity in the context of cell‐wall architectures and in relation to cell‐wall functions in cell and tissue development.

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