title: Control of cellulose synthase complex localization in developing xylem.
abstract: Cellulose synthesis in the developing xylem vessels of Arabidopsis requires three members of the cellulose synthase (CesA) gene family. In young vessels, these three proteins localize within the cell, whereas in older vessels, all three CesA proteins colocalize with bands of cortical microtubules that mark the sites of secondary cell wall deposition. In the absence of one subunit, however, the remaining two subunits are retained in the cell, demonstrating that all three CesA proteins are required to assemble a functional complex. CesA proteins with altered catalytic activity localize normally, suggesting that cellulose synthase activity is not required for this localization. Cortical microtubule arrays are required continually to maintain normal CesA protein localization. By contrast, actin microfilaments do not colocalize with the CesA proteins and are unlikely to play a direct role in their localization. Green fluorescent protein-tagged CesA reveals a novel process in which the structure and/or local environment of the cellulose synthase complex is altered rapidly.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: Neil G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000201:enzymology; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000235:genetics; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005810:Multigene Family; D009154:Mutation; D015388:Organelles / Q000201:enzymology; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; C120025:IRX3 protein, Arabidopsis; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C420969:CESA8 protein, Arabidopsis; D005964:Glucosyltransferases