title: Metabolism of L-arabinose in plants.
abstract: L-Arabinose (L-Ara) is a plant-specific sugar accounting for 5-10 % of cell wall saccharides in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa). L-Ara occurs in pectic arabinan, rhamnogalacturonan II, arabinoxylan, arabinogalactan-protein (AGP), and extensin in the cell walls, as well as in glycosylated signaling peptides like CLAVATA3 and small glycoconjugates such as quercetin 3-O-arabinoside. This review focuses on recent advances towards understanding the generation of L-Ara and the metabolism of L-Ara-containing molecules in plants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan. kotake@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotake
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamanashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiemi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsumuraya
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D011058:Pollen / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D014530:Uridine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014530:Uridine Diphosphate; D001089:Arabinose
keywords: Cell wall polysaccharide; Cytosol; Golgi apparatus; L-Arabinose; Nucleotide sugar