Article
Accumulation of N-acetylglucosamine oligomers in the plant cell wall affects plant architecture in a dose-dependent and conditional manner.
Plant physiology - 1 May 2014
Vanholme Bartel, Vanholme Ruben, Turumtay Halbay, Goeminne Geert, Cesarino Igor, Goubet Florence, Morreel Kris, Rencoret Jorge, Bulone Vincent, Hooijmaijers Cortwa, De Rycke Riet, Gheysen Godelieve, Ralph John, De Block Marc, Meulewaeter Frank, Boerjan Wout
Abstract excerpt
To study the effect of short N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) oligosaccharides on the physiology of plants, N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE (NodC) of Azorhizobium caulinodans was expressed in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The corresponding enzyme catalyzes the polymerization of GlcNAc and, accordingly, β-1,4-GlcNAc oligomers accumulated in the plant. A phenotype characterized by difficulties in developing an...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.