Requirement of Borate Cross-Linking of Cell Wall Rhamnogalacturonan II for Arabidopsis Growth

Science ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 294 (5543) ◽  
pp. 846-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Rhamnogalacturonan Ii

Influence of Calcium Ions on the Plant Cell Surface: Membrane Fusions and Conformational Changes

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 154-155
Author(s):  
D. James Morré ◽  
Charles E. Bracker ◽  
William J. VanDerWoude
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Surface Membrane ◽  
Carboxyl Groups ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Ultrastructural Evidence ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Wall Extensibility

Calcium ions in the concentration range 5-100 mM inhibit auxin-induced cell elongation and wall extensibility of plant stems. Inhibition of wall extensibility requires that the tissue be living; growth inhibition cannot be explained on the basis of cross-linking of carboxyl groups of cell wall uronides by calcium ions. In this study, ultrastructural evidence was sought for an interaction of calcium ions with some component other than the wall at the cell surface of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) hypocotyls.

Galactosylation of Rhamnogalacturonan-II for cell wall pectin biosynthesis is critical for root apoplastic iron reallocation in Arabidopsis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Shi Peng ◽  
Bao-Cai Zhang ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Meng-Qi Wang ◽  
Ya-Ting Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Rhamnogalacturonan Ii

scholarly journals Role of the msaABCR Operon in Cell Wall Biosynthesis, Autolysis, Integrity, and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibek G C ◽  
Gyan S. Sahukhal ◽  
Mohamed O. Elasri
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Teichoic Acid ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Wall Defect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mrsa Strains ◽  
Mutant Cells

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen in both community and health care settings. One of the challenges with S. aureus as a pathogen is its acquisition of antibiotic resistance. Previously, we showed that deletion of the msaABCR operon reduces cell wall thickness, resulting in decreased resistance to vancomycin in vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA). In this study, we investigated the nature of the cell wall defect in the msaABCR operon mutant in the Mu50 (VISA) and USA300 LAC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. Results showed that msaABCR mutant cells had decreased cross-linking in both strains. This defect is typically due to increased murein hydrolase activity and/or nonspecific processing of murein hydrolases mediated by increased protease activity in mutant cells. The defect was enhanced by a decrease in teichoic acid content in the msaABCR mutant. Therefore, we propose that deletion of the msaABCR operon results in decreased peptidoglycan cross-linking, leading to increased susceptibility toward cell wall-targeting antibiotics, such as β-lactams and vancomycin. Moreover, we also observed significantly downregulated transcription of early cell wall-synthesizing genes, supporting the finding that msaABCR mutant cells have decreased peptidoglycan synthesis. More specifically, the msaABCR mutant in the USA300 LAC strain (MRSA) showed significantly reduced expression of the murA gene, whereas the msaABCR mutant in the Mu50 strain (VISA) showed significantly reduced expression of glmU, murA, and murD. Thus, we conclude that the msaABCR operon controls the balance between cell wall synthesis and cell wall hydrolysis, which is required for maintaining a robust cell wall and acquiring resistance to cell wall-targeting antibiotics, such as vancomycin and the β-lactams.

scholarly journals The plant cell-wall enzyme AtXTH3 catalyses covalent cross-linking between cellulose and cello-oligosaccharide

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Shinohara ◽  
Naoki Sunagawa ◽  
Satoru Tamura ◽  
Ryusuke Yokoyama ◽  
Minoru Ueda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Plant Cell ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Cross Linking
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