Increase in the amount of celA1 protein in tobacco [Nicotiana tabacum] BY-2 cells by a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor, 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile
1998
Nakagawa, N. (Hiroshima Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences) | Sakurai, N.
The biochemical analysis of cellulose biosynthesis by plants has been a difficult problem due to the lack of a reliable assay procedure for cellulose synthase activity. Recently, the celA1 gene was cloned from cotton fiber, and this gene was identified from the rsw1 mutant of Arabidopsis as a catalytic subunit of cellulose synthase. The cloning of these genes enables us to obtain specific antibodies against cellulose synthase. A highly specific antibody against celA1 protein was prepared and used to detect the protein from microsomal fraction of tobacco BY-2 cells. The quantity of celA1 protein in microsomal fraction of normal BY-2 cells was under the detection limit, although they contained a large quantity of cellulose. In contrast, cells habituated to 1 mu-M DCB (a specific inhibitor of cellulose biosynthesis) produced 1/10 of cellulose content of the normal cells, but had much more celA1 protein than the normal cells. The amount of polysaccharides in the EDTA-soluble fraction was relatively increased in habituated cells. The results suggest that celA1 protein is stabilized upon DCB binding and that the crystallization of cellulose microfibrils is inhibited simultaneously
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