木质部
突变体
微管
细胞壁
水运
生物
拟南芥
细胞生物学
拟南芥
生物物理学
表皮(动物学)
植物
增稠
表型
延伸率
导水率
次生细胞壁
基因
化学
解剖
遗传学
水流
材料科学
高分子科学
冶金
土壤水分
工程类
极限抗拉强度
环境工程
生态学
作者
Shiquan Huang,Siyi Guo,Liufeng Dai,Lingyu Mi,Wenrao Li,Jingjing Xing,Zhubing Hu,Wenqiang Wu,Zhikun Duan,Baozhu Li,Ting Sun,Baojie Wang,Yi Zhang,Tiqiao Xiao,Yanling Xue,Ning Tang,H. T. Li,Changqing Zhang,Chun‐Peng Song
出处
期刊:Plant Physiology
[Oxford University Press]
日期:2024-06-07
卷期号:196 (2): 931-947
被引量:1
标识
DOI:10.1093/plphys/kiae329
摘要
Abstract Water transportation to developing tissues relies on the structure and function of plant xylem cells. Plant microtubules govern the direction of cellulose microfibrils and guide secondary cell wall formation and morphogenesis. However, the relevance of microtubule-determined xylem wall thickening patterns in plant hydraulic conductivity remains unclear. In the present study, we identified a maize (Zea mays) semi-dominant mutant, designated drought-overly-sensitive1 (ZmDos1), the upper leaves of which wilted even when exposed to well-watered conditions during growth; the wilting phenotype was aggravated by increased temperatures and decreased humidity. Protoxylem vessels in the stem and leaves of the mutant showed altered thickening patterns of the secondary cell wall (from annular to spiral), decreased inner diameters, and limited water transport efficiency. The causal mutation for this phenotype was found to be a G-to-A mutation in the maize gene α-tubulin4, resulting in a single amino acid substitution at position 196 (E196K). Ectopic expression of the mutant α-tubulin4 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) changed the orientation of microtubule arrays, suggesting a determinant role of this gene in microtubule assembly and secondary cell wall thickening. Our findings suggest that the spiral wall thickenings triggered by the α-tubulin mutation are stretched during organ elongation, causing a smaller inner diameter of the protoxylem vessels and affecting water transport in maize. This study underscores the importance of tubulin-mediated protoxylem wall thickening in regulating plant hydraulics, improves our understanding of the relationships between protoxylem structural features and functions, and offers candidate genes for the genetic enhancement of maize.
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