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, Volume 249, Issue 5, pp 1565–1581 | Cite as

Metabolism of polysaccharides in dynamic middle lamellae during cotton fibre development

  • Xiaoyuan Guo
  • Jean-Luc Runavot
  • Stéphane Bourot
  • Frank Meulewaeter
  • Mercedes Hernandez-Gomez
  • Claire Holland
  • Jesper Harholt
  • William G. T. Willats
  • Jozef Mravec
  • Paul Knox
  • Peter UlvskovEmail author
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Abstract

Main conclusion

Evidence is presented that cotton fibre adhesion and middle lamella formation are preceded by cutin dilution and accompanied by rhamnogalacturonan-I metabolism.

Cotton fibres are single cell structures that early in development adhere to one another via the cotton fibre middle lamella (CFML) to form a tissue-like structure. The CFML is disassembled around the time of initial secondary wall deposition, leading to fibre detachment. Observations of CFML in the light microscope have suggested that the development of the middle lamella is accompanied by substantial cell-wall metabolism, but it has remained an open question as to which processes mediate adherence and which lead to detachment. The mechanism of adherence and detachment were investigated here using glyco-microarrays probed with monoclonal antibodies, transcript profiling, and observations of fibre auto-digestion. The results suggest that adherence is brought about by cutin dilution, while the presence of relevant enzyme activities and the dynamics of rhamnogalacturonan-I side-chain accumulation and disappearance suggest that both attachment and detachment are accompanied by rhamnogalacturonan-I metabolism.

Keywords

Arabinofuranosidase Cuticle Post-genital fusion Rhamnogalacturonan-I Xyloglucan 

Abbreviations

CDTA

1,2-Cyclohexanediamine-tetraacetic acid

CFML

Cotton fibre middle lamella

CoMPP

Comprehensive microarray polymer profiling

DPA

Days post-anthesis

GT

Glycosyltransferase

KOR

Korrigan

RG-I

Rhamnogalacturonan-I

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Notes

Funding

This work was supported by Villum Foundation project PLANET (Grant No. 00009283) and the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under the WallTraC project (Grant agreement No. 263916). This paper reflects the authors’ views only. The European Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Xiaoyuan Guo
    • 1
  • Jean-Luc Runavot
    • 2
  • Stéphane Bourot
    • 2
  • Frank Meulewaeter
    • 2
  • Mercedes Hernandez-Gomez
    • 4
  • Claire Holland
    • 1
  • Jesper Harholt
    • 1
  • William G. T. Willats
    • 3
  • Jozef Mravec
    • 1
  • Paul Knox
    • 4
  • Peter Ulvskov
    • 1
    Email author
  1. 1.Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesCopenhagen UniversityFrederiksbergDenmark
  2. 2.Bayer CropScience NV, Innovation CenterGhentBelgium
  3. 3.School of Agriculture, Food and Rural DevelopmentNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
  4. 4.Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological SciencesUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK

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