Inhibition of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity causes the depression of lignin accumulation of secondary wall thickening in isolatedZinnia mesophyll cells |
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Authors: | J Nakashima K Takabe M Fujita H Saiki |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Wood Structure, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto |
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Abstract: | Summary Isolated mesophyll cells ofZinnia elegans L. cv. Canary Bird differentiate into tracheary elements in differentiation (D) medium. These elements develop lignified secondary wall thickenings. The influence of 2-aminoindan-2-phosphonic acid (AIP), an inhibitor of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), on lignification ofZinnia tracheary elements was examined. The mesophyll cells were cultured in D and AIP media. The latter medium, in which 100 M AIP was added to the D medium, inhibited PAL activity, though the differentiation proceeded. Morphological differences of secondary wall thickenings cultured in these two types of media were investigated under an UV microscope and a transmission electron microscope. The secondary wall thickenings at 96 h in the D medium showed strong UV absorption. The fibrillar structure of the thickenings observed clearly at 72 h was covered with electron opaque materials by 96 h. The secondary wall thickenings at 96 h in the AIP medium showed weak UV absorption. The thickenings at 96 h had a cracked appearance. Furthermore, the thickenings showed a little irregular or wavy arrangement of cellulose microfibrils and had many pores and spaces between microfibrils. From these results, the role of lignin accumulation in the formation of secondary wall thickenings was discussed.Abbreviations AIP
2-aminoindan-2-phosphonic acid
- PAL
phenylalanine ammonia-lyase |
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Keywords: | 2-Aminoindan-2-phosphonic acid Lignin accumulation Secondary wall thickening Tracheary element differentiation Zinnia elegans |
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