A kinesin-like protein is essential for oriented deposition of cellulose microfibrils and cell wall strength

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Zhong, RQ
Burk, DH
Morrison, WH
Ye, ZH [1 ]
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[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Plant Biol, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] ARS, Richard B Russell Agr Res Ctr, USDA, Athens, GA 30604 USA
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10.1105/tpc.005801
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Cortical microtubules have long been hypothesized to regulate the oriented deposition of cellulose microfibrils. However, the molecular mechanisms of how microtubules direct the orientation of cellulose microfibril deposition are not known. We have used fibers in the inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis to study secondary wall deposition and cell wall strength and found a fragile fiber (fra1) mutant with a dramatic reduction in the mechanical strength of fibers. The fra1 mutation did not cause any defects in cell wall composition, secondary wall thickening, or cortical microtubule organization in fiber cells. An apparent alteration was found in the orientation of cellulose microfibrils in fra1 fiber walls, indicating that the reduced mechanical strength of fra1 fibers probably was attributable to altered cellulose microfibril deposition. The FRA1 gene was cloned and found to encode a kinesin-like protein with an N-terminal microtubule binding motor domain. The FRA1 protein was shown to be concentrated around the periphery of the cytoplasm but absent in the nucleus. Based on these findings, we propose that the FRA1 kinesin-like protein is involved in the microtubule control of cellulose microfibril order.
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