Trichomes are specialized structures that originate from epidermal cells of organs in higher plants.The cotton fiber is a unique single-celled trichome that elongates from the seed coat epidermis.Cotton(Gossypium hirsutum)fibers and trichomes are models for cell differentiation.In an attempt to elucidate the intercellular factors that regulate fiber and trichome cell development,we identified a plasmodesmal β-1,3-glucanase gene(designated GhPdBG)controlling the opening and closing of plasmodesmata in cotton fibers.Structural and evolutionary analysis showed haplotypic variation in the promoter region of the GhPdBG gene among 352 cotton accessions,but high conservation in the coding region.GhPdBG was expressed predominantly in cotton fibers and localized to plasmodesmata(PD).Expression patterns of PdBG that corresponded to PD permeability were apparent during fiber development in G.hirsutum and G.barbadense.The PdBG-mediated opening-closure of PD appears to be involved in fiber development and may account for the contrasting fiber traits of these two species.Ectopic expression of GhPdBG revealed that it functions in regulating fiber and trichome length and/or density by modulating plasmodesmatal permeability.This finding suggests that plasmodesmal targeting of GhPdBG,as a switch of intercellular channels,regulates single-celled fiber and trichome development in cotton.
[目的]对烟草β-1,3-葡聚糖酶的特性和结构进行分析。[方法]以烟草为材料,采用PROTSCALE、Target P 1.1、NPSA-PRABI和SWISS-MODEL工具分别测定烟草葡聚糖酶的疏/亲水性、亚细胞定位、二级结构和三级结构。[结果]NtBGl属于亲水性蛋白,NtBGl-1和NtBGl-2的疏/亲水性较为相似,N端和中部区域的疏水性较强,NtBGl-3以N端的疏水性较强;NtBGl均含有信号肽,且其切割位点分别位于第21、32和29位氨基酸处,NtBGl-1和NtBGl-2定位于液泡,NtBGl-3定位于细胞外;NtBGl的二级结构均以α-螺旋比例最大,依次为36.21%、35.14%、35.28%,三级结构呈现"C"型。[结论]该研究可为有效发挥烟草葡聚糖酶的功能特性奠定基础。
