title: A missense mutation in the transmembrane domain of CESA4 affects protein abundance in the plasma membrane and results in abnormal cell wall biosynthesis in rice.
abstract: Cellulose synthase (CESA) is a critical catalytic subunit of the cellulose synthase complex responsible for glucan chain elongation. Our knowledge about how CESA functions is still very limited. Here, we report the functional characterization of a rice mutant, brittle culm11, that shows growth retardation and dramatically reduced plant strength. Map-based cloning revealed that all the mutant phenotypes result from a missense mutation in OsCESA4 (G858R), a highly conserved residue at the end of the fifth transmembrane domain. The aberrant secondary cell wall of the mutant plants is attributed to significantly reduced cellulose content, abnormal secondary wall structure of sclerenchyma cells, and overall altered wall composition, as detected by chemical analyses and immunochemical staining. Importantly, we have found that this point mutation decreases the abundance of OsCESA4 in the plasma membrane, probably due to a defect in the process of CESA complex secretion. The data from our biochemical, genetic, and pharmacological analyses indicate that this residue is critical for maintaining the normal level of CESA proteins in the plasma membrane.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101 Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Baocai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lingwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Guangyan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Dali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Longbiao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jiayang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yihua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010802:Phylogeny; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins
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