scholarly journals Controlling Cell Wall Extension

Nature ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 229 (5285) ◽  
pp. 458-458
1995 ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Nonami ◽  
K. Tanimoto ◽  
A. Tabuchi ◽  
T. Fukuyama ◽  
Y. Hashimoto

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liqin Kang ◽  
Jiangsheng Zhou ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Xingwei Zhang ◽  
Cuicui Liu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT This study reports that a high concentration of the endo-β-1,3-glucanase ENG (200 μg ml−1) induced heat-inactivated stipe wall extension of Coprinopsis cinerea, whereas a high concentration of the extracellular β-glucosidase BGL2 (1,000 μg ml−1) did not; however, in combination, low concentrations of ENG (25 μg ml−1) and BGL2 (260 μg ml−1) induced heat-inactivated stipe cell wall extension. In contrast to the previously reported chitinase-reconstituted stipe wall extension, β-1,3-glucanase-reconstituted heat-inactivated stipe cell wall extension initially exhibited a fast extension rate that quickly decreased to zero after approximately 60 min; the stipe cell wall extension induced by a high concentration of β-1,3-glucanase did not result in stipe breakage during measurement, and the inner surfaces of glucanase-reconstituted extended cell walls still remained as amorphous matrices that did not appear to have been damaged. These distinctive features of the β-1,3-glucanase-reconstituted wall extension may be because chitin chains are cross-linked not only to the nonreducing termini of the side chains and the backbones of β-1,6 branched β-1,3-glucans but also to other polysaccharides. Remarkably, a low concentration of either the β-1,3-glucanase ENG or of chitinase ChiE1 did not induce heat-inactivated stipe wall extension, but a combination of these two enzymes, each at a low concentration, showed stipe cell wall extension activity that exhibited a steady and continuous wall extension profile. Therefore, we concluded that the stipe cell wall extension is the result of the synergistic actions of glucanases and chitinases. IMPORTANCE We previously reported that the chitinase could induce stipe wall extension and was involved in stipe elongation growth of the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea. In this study, we explored that β-1,3-glucanase also induced stipe cell wall extension. Interestingly, the extension profile and extended ultra-architecture of β-1,3-glucanase-reconstituted stipe wall were different from those of chitinase-reconstituted stipe wall. However, β-1,3-glucanase cooperated with chitinase to induce stipe cell wall extension. The significance of this synergy between glucanases and chitinases is that it enables a low concentration of active enzymes to induce wall extension, and the involvement of β-1,3-glucanases is necessary for the cell wall remodeling and the addition of new β-glucans during stipe elongation growth.


1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1425-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
S McQueen-Mason ◽  
D M Durachko ◽  
D J Cosgrove

Author(s):  
Cuicui Liu ◽  
Jingjing Bi ◽  
Liqin Kang ◽  
Jiangsheng Zhou ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
...  

1971 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Cleland

1991 ◽  
Vol 279 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Moustacas ◽  
J Nari ◽  
M Borel ◽  
G Noat ◽  
J Ricard

The study of pectin methylesterase and wall-loosening enzyme activities in situ, as well as the estimation of the electrostatic potential of the cell wall, suggest a coherent picture of the role played by metal ions and pH in cell-wall extension. Cell-wall growth brings about a decrease of local proton concentration because the electrostatic potential difference (delta psi) of the wall decreases. This in turn activates pectin methylesterase, which restores the initial delta psi value. This process is amplified by the attraction of metal ions in the polyanionic cell-wall matrix. The amplification process is basically due to the release of enzyme molecules that were initially bound to ‘blocks’ of carboxy groups. This increase of metal-ion concentration also results in the activation of wall-loosening enzymes. Moreover, the apparent ‘inhibition’ of pectin methylesterase by high salt concentrations may be considered as a device which prevents the electrostatic potential from becoming too high.


1967 ◽  
Vol 144 (1 Plant Growth) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Lockhart ◽  
Charles Bretz ◽  
Ralph Kenner

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