Immunolocalization of β-1-4-galactan and its relationship with lignin distribution in developing compression wood of Cryptomeria japonica |
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Authors: | Jong Sik Kim Tatsuya Awano Arata Yoshinaga Keiji Takabe |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Tree Cell Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan |
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Abstract: | Compression wood (CW) contains higher quantities of β-1-4-galactan than does normal wood (NW). However, the physiological
roles and ultrastructural distribution of β-1-4-galactan during CW formation are still not well understood. The present work
investigated deposition of β-1-4-galactan in differentiating tracheids of Cryptomeria japonica during CW formation using an immunological probe (LM5) combined with immunomicroscopy. Our immunolabeling studies clearly
showed that differences in the distribution of β-1-4-galactan between NW (and opposite wood, OW) and CW are initiated during
the formation of the S1 layer. At this stage, CW was strongly labeled in the S1 layer, whereas no label was observed in the S1 layer of NW and OW. Immunogold labeling showed that β-1-4-galactan in the S1 layer of CW tracheids significantly decreased during the formation of the S2 layer. Most β-1-4-galactan labeling was present in the outer S2 region in mature CW tracheids, and was absent in the inner S2 layer that contained helical cavities in the cell wall. In addition, delignified CW tracheids showed significantly more labeling
of β-1-4-galactan in the secondary cell wall, suggesting that lignin is likely to mask β-1-4-galactan epitopes. The study
clearly showed that β-1-4-galactan in CW was mainly deposited in the outer portion of the secondary cell wall, indicating
that its distribution may be spatially consistent with lignin distribution in CW tracheids of Cryptomeria japonica. |
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