Abstract
The accumulation and cross-linking of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) in cell walls of dicotyledonous plants has been correlated with a number of wall-strengthening phenomena. Polyclonal antibodies raised against glycosylated extensin-1, the most abundant HRGP in carrot (Daucus carota L.) cell walls, recognize this antigen on gel and dot blots and on thin sections of epoxy-embedded carrot-root cell walls. Since wall labeling can be largely reduced by preincubating the antibodies with purified extensin-1, most labeling can be attributed to recognition of this antigen. The remaining label may be the result of recognition of extensin-2, a second carrot HRGP, or other wall components (cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin are not recognized). Extensin-1 label was distributed quite uniformly across the cell wall but was absent from the expanded middle lamella at the intersection of three or more cells and was reduced in the narrow middle lamella between two cells. This distribution is essentially the same as that of cellulose. Because of limitations of this labeling technique, it is not possible to construct a complete model of the structure of the cross-linked extensin matrix. Nonetheless, short, linear arrays of gold particles may represent small portions of the extensin matrix or of individual extensin molecules as they are exposed on the surface of sections. These and other results presented here indicate that: a) newly synthesized extensin is added to the wall by intussusception; b) extensin cannot cross the middle lamella separating the walls of adjacent cells; and c) incorporation of extensin is a late event in the development of phloem-parenchyma cell walls in carrot.
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Abbreviations
- dE-1 antibodies:
-
antibodies raised against deglycosylated extensin 1
- ELISA:
-
enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay
- gE-1 antibodies:
-
antibodies raised against glycosylated extensin 1
- HRGP:
-
hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein
- PAGE:
-
polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- RG-1:
-
rhamnogalacturonan I
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate
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Stafstrom, J.P., Staehelin, L.A. Antibody localization of extensin in cell walls of carrot storage roots. Planta 174, 321–332 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00959517
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