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Cai M, Zhu H, Xu L, Wang J, Xu J, Li Z, Yang K, Wu J, Sun P. Structure, anti-fatigue activity and regulation on gut microflora in vivo of ethanol-fractional polysaccharides from Dendrobium officinale. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123572. [PMID: 36754265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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This study was to investigate the antifatigue, prebiotic effects and their relationships to the structure properties of three ethanol precipitated polysaccharides from Dendrobium officinale (EPDO), as EPDO-40, EPDO-60 and EPDO-80. EPDOs with anti-fatigue activity were screened out by forced swimming test, and blood lactic acid (BLA), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), superoxide dismutase (SOD), liver glycogen, muscle glycogen, and intestinal microflora were investigated. Results showed that purified EPDO-60, 277.3 kDa, with a backbone consisted of 4-Manp and 4-Glcp. EPDO-60 had the best anti-fatigue activity, because it could significantly prolong the forced swimming time, as well as down-regulating the levels of BLA and BUN, increasing SOD. Proportions of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes and abundance of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in gut microflora increased after treated with EPDO-60. Accordingly, EPDO-60 could affect the community structure of gut microflora, leading to promote the balance of oxidation and antioxidation, and accelerated the fatigue metabolism in vivo.
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- Ming Cai
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China
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- Longevity Valley Botanical Co., Ltd., Zhejiang 321200, People's Republic of China
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- Longevity Valley Botanical Co., Ltd., Zhejiang 321200, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecular Resources Processing Technology Research (Zhejiang University of Technology), China National Light Industry, People's Republic of China
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Chen G, Shen J, Zhang Y, Shi F, Mei X, Xue C, Chang Y. Sulfated fucan could serve as a species marker of sea cucumber with endo-1,3-fucanase as the essential tool. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 312:120817. [PMID: 37059545 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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In the past few decades, sulfated fucan from sea cucumber had attracted considerable interest owing to its abundant physiological activities. Nevertheless, its potential for species discrimination had not been investigated. Herein, particular attention was given to sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus, Acaudina molpadioides, Holothuria hilla, Holothuria tubulosa, Isostichopus badionotus and Thelenota ananas to examine the feasibility of sulfated fucan as a species marker of sea cucumber. The enzymatic fingerprint suggested that sulfated fucan exhibited significant interspecific discrepancy and intraspecific stability, which revealed that sulfated fucan could serve as the species marker of sea cucumber, by utilizing the overexpressed endo-1,3-fucanase Fun168A and the ultra-performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrum. Moreover, oligosaccharide profile of sulfated fucan was determined. The oligosaccharide profile combined with hierarchical clustering analysis and principal components analysis further confirmed that sulfated fucan could serve as a marker with a satisfying performance. Besides, load factor analysis showed that the minor structure of sulfated fucan also contributed to the sea cucumber discrimination, besides the major structure. The overexpressed fucanase played an indispensable role in the discrimination, due to its specificity and high activity. The study would lead to a new strategy for species discrimination of sea cucumber based on sulfated fucan.
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- Guangning Chen
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China.
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Spatial correlation of water distribution and fine structure of arabinoxylans in the developing wheat grain. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 294:119738. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ying R, Li T, Wu C, Huang M. Preparation and characterisation of arabinoxylan and (1,3)(1,4)‐β‐glucan alternating multilayer edible films simulated those of wheat grain aleurone cell wall. Int J Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.14848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ruifeng Ying
- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing210037China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing210037China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing210037China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing210037China
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Pasha I, Ahmad F, Usman M. Elucidation of morphological characteristics, crystallinity, and molecular structures of native and enzyme modified cereal brans. J Food Biochem 2021; 45:e13768. [PMID: 34021610 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Bran is a nutritious outermost layer of the cereal grain that is removed during milling to curtail the technical problems in end-products. Modification techniques such as enzyme treatments might be an effective way to alter bran morphology and end-use quality. In this study, bran from six cereals (wheat, barley, oat, maize, millet, and sorghum) were enzymatically modified (cellulase and xylanase), and evaluated for morphological properties through scanning electron microscopy, crystallinity through x-ray diffraction and molecular structures through FTIR spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that enzyme modifications caused breakage in bran fibers by hydrolyzing non-starch polysaccharides. X-ray diffraction exhibited that crystallinity of the structures was increased after modifications as enzymes hydrolyzed amorphous regions of cellulose and hemicellulose in bran matrix. Molecular structures studied by FTIR spectroscopy demonstrated absorption in wavelength ranges of 900-3400cm-1 associated to carbohydrates, oligosaccharides, proteins, and non-starch polysaccharides. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Cereal bran creates technical problems for food processors and bakers in terms of grittiness leading to the unacceptability of the product. The bran can be modified using different approaches, such as enzyme modifications. This research will be helpful for the food scientists & researchers and bakers for making choices for preferred method of bran modification. This will also be helpful for cereal scientists for the understanding of structural properties of bran layers.
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- Imran Pasha
- National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Isolation of arabinoxylan and cellulose-rich arabinoxylan from wheat bran of different varieties and their functionalities. Food Hydrocoll 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Arnaud B, Durand S, Fanuel M, Guillon F, Méchin V, Rogniaux H. Imaging Study by Mass Spectrometry of the Spatial Variation of Cellulose and Hemicellulose Structures in Corn Stalks. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:4042-4050. [PMID: 32125840 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b07579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study used mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to map the distribution of enzymatically degraded cell wall polysaccharides in maize stems for two genotypes and at several stages of development. The context was the production of biofuels, and the overall objective was to better describe the structural determinants of recalcitrance of grasses in bioconversion. The selected genotypes showed contrasting characteristics in bioconversion assays as well as in their lignin deposition pattern. We compared the pattern of cell wall polysaccharide degradation observed by MSI following the enzymatic degradation of tissues with that of lignin deposition. Several enzymes targeting the main families of wall polysaccharides were used. In the early stages of development, cellulose and mixed-linked β-glucans appeared as the main polysaccharides degraded from the walls, while heteroxylan products were barely detected, suggesting subsequent deposition of heteroxylans in the walls. At all stages and for both genotypes, enzymatic degradation occurred preferentially in nonlignified walls for all structural families of polysaccharides studied here. However, our results showed heterogeneity in the distribution of heteroxylan products according to their chemical structure: arabinosylated products were mostly represented in the pith center, while glucuronylated products were found at the pith periphery. The conclusions of our work are in agreement with those of previous studies. The MSI approach presented here is unique and attractive for addressing the histological and biochemical aspects of biomass recalcitrance to conversion, as it allows for a simultaneous interpretation of cell wall degradation and lignification patterns at the scale of an entire stem section.
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- B Arnaud
- INRAE, UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, F-44316 Nantes, France
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, F-78000 Versailles, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, F-78000 Versailles, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, F-44316 Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, F-44316 Nantes, France
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Shewry PR, Wan Y, Hawkesford MJ, Tosi P. Spatial distribution of functional components in the starchy endosperm of wheat grains. J Cereal Sci 2020; 91:102869. [PMID: 32089586 PMCID: PMC7015275 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2019.102869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The starchy endosperm of the mature wheat grain comprises three major cell types, namely sub-aleurone cells, prismatic cells and central cells, which differ in their contents of functional components: gluten proteins, starch, cell wall polysaccharides (dietary fibre) and lipids. Gradients are established during grain development but may be modified during grain maturation and are affected by plant nutrition, particularly nitrogen application, and environmental factors. Although the molecular controls of their formation are unknown, the high content of protein and low content of starch of sub-aleurone cells, compared to the other starchy endosperm cells types, may result from differences in developmental programming related to the cells having a separate origin (from anticlinal division of the aleurone cells). The gradients within the grain may be reflected in differences in the compositions of mill streams, particularly those streams enriched in the central and outer cells of the starchy endosperm, respectively, allowing the production of specialist flours for specific end uses.
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Key Words
- A, arabinose
- AX, arabinoxylan
- AXOS, arabinoxylan oligosaccharide
- DP, degree of polymerisation
- DPA, days past anthesis
- Dietary fibre
- FTIR, Fourier transform infrared
- GL, galactolipid
- Gluten proteins
- HMW, high molecular weight
- LMW, low molecular weight
- Lipids
- NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance
- PL, phospholipid
- Polysaccharides
- SIMS, secondary ion mass spectrometry
- Starch
- Starchy endosperm
- TAG, triacylglycerol
- TDF, total dietary fibre
- WE, water-extractable
- WU, water-unextractable
- Wheat
- White flour
- X, xylose
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- Peter R. Shewry
- Plant Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Early Gate, RG6 6AR, Reading, UK
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- Plant Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Early Gate, RG6 6AR, Reading, UK
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Beć KB, Grabska J, Bonn GK, Popp M, Huck CW. Principles and Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopic Imaging in Plant Science: A Review. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1226. [PMID: 32849759 PMCID: PMC7427587 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Detailed knowledge about plant chemical constituents and their distributions from organ level to sub-cellular level is of critical interest to basic and applied sciences. Spectral imaging techniques offer unparalleled advantages in that regard. The core advantage of these technologies is that they acquire spatially distributed semi-quantitative information of high specificity towards chemical constituents of plants. This forms invaluable asset in the studies on plant biochemical and structural features. In certain applications, non-invasive analysis is possible. The information harvested through spectral imaging can be used for exploration of plant biochemistry, physiology, metabolism, classification, and phenotyping among others, with significant gains for basic and applied research. This article aims to present a general perspective about vibrational spectral imaging/micro-spectroscopy in the context of plant research. Within the scope of this review are infrared (IR), near-infrared (NIR) and Raman imaging techniques. To better expose the potential and limitations of these techniques, fluorescence imaging is briefly overviewed as a method relatively less flexible but particularly powerful for the investigation of photosynthesis. Included is a brief introduction to the physical, instrumental, and data-analytical background essential for the applications of imaging techniques. The applications are discussed on the basis of recent literature.
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- Krzysztof B. Beć
- CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Krzysztof B. Beć, ; Christian W. Huck,
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- CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
- ADSI, Austrian Drug Screening Institute, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Michael Popp Research Institute for New Phyto Entities, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
- *Correspondence: Krzysztof B. Beć, ; Christian W. Huck,
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Francin-Allami M, Alvarado C, Daniel S, Geairon A, Saulnier L, Guillon F. Spatial and temporal distribution of cell wall polysaccharides during grain development of Brachypodium distachyon. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 280:367-382. [PMID: 30824016 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) is now well considered as being a suitable plant model for studying temperate cereal crops. Its cell walls are phylogenetically intermediate between rice and poaceae, with a greater proximity to these latter. By microscopic and biochemical approaches, this work gives an overview of the temporal and spatial distribution of cell wall polysaccharides in the grain of Brachypodium from the end of the cellularization step to the maturation of grain. Variation in arabinoxylan chemical structure and distribution were demonstrated according to development and different grain tissues. In particular, the kinetic of arabinoxylan feruloylation was shown occuring later in the aleurone layers compared to storage endosperm. Mixed linked β-glucan was detected in whole the tissues of Brachypodium grain even at late stage of development. Cellulose was found in both the storage endosperm and the outer layers. Homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I epitopes were differentially distributed within the grain tissues. LM5 galactan epitope was restricted to the aleurone layers contrary to LM6 arabinan epitope which was detected in the whole endosperm. A massive deposition of highly methylated homogalacturonans in vesicular bodies was observed underneath the cell wall of the testa t2 layer at early stage of development. At maturity, low-methylated homogalacturonans totally fulfilled the lumen of the t2 cell layer, suggesting pectin remodeling during grain development. Xyloglucans were only detected in the cuticle above the testa early in the development of the grain while feruloylated arabinoxylans were preferentially deposited into the cell wall of t1 layer. Indeed, the circumscribed distribution of some of the cell wall polysaccharides raises questions about their role in grain development and physiology.
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- INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44000, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44000, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44000, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44000, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44000, Nantes, France
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Rakszegi M, Darkó É, Lovegrove A, Molnár I, Láng L, Bedő Z, Molnár-Láng M, Shewry P. Drought stress affects the protein and dietary fiber content of wholemeal wheat flour in wheat/Aegilops addition lines. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211892. [PMID: 30721262 PMCID: PMC6363227 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Wild relatives of wheat, such as Aegilops spp. are potential sources of genes conferring tolerance to drought stress. As drought stress affects seed composition, the main goal of the present study was to determine the effects of drought stress on the content and composition of the grain storage protein (gliadin (Gli), glutenin (Glu), unextractable polymeric proteins (UPP%) and dietary fiber (arabinoxylan, β-glucan) components of hexaploid bread wheat (T. aestivum) lines containing added chromosomes from Ae. biuncialis or Ae. geniculata. Both Aegilops parents have higher contents of protein and β-glucan and higher proportions of water-soluble arabinoxylans (determined as pentosans) than wheat when grown under both well-watered and drought stress conditions. In general, drought stress resulted in increased contents of protein and total pentosans in the addition lines, while the β-glucan content decreased in many of the addition lines. The differences found between the wheat/Aegilops addition lines and wheat parents under well-watered conditions were also manifested under drought stress conditions: Namely, elevated β-glucan content was found in addition lines containing chromosomes 5Ug, 7Ug and 7Mb, while chromosomes 1Ub and 1Mg affected the proportion of polymeric proteins (determined as Glu/Gli and UPP%, respectively) under both well-watered and drought stress conditions. Furthermore, the addition of chromosome 6Mg decreased the WE-pentosan content under both conditions. The grain composition of the Aegilops accessions was more stable under drought stress than that of wheat, and wheat lines with the added Aegilops chromosomes 2Mg and 5Mg also had more stable grain protein and pentosan contents. The negative effects of drought stress on both the physical and compositional properties of wheat were also reduced by the addition of these. These results suggest that the stability of the grain composition could be improved under drought stress conditions by the intraspecific hybridization of wheat with its wild relatives.
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- Marianna Rakszegi
- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
- * E-mail:
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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Fanuel M, Ropartz D, Guillon F, Saulnier L, Rogniaux H. Distribution of cell wall hemicelluloses in the wheat grain endosperm: a 3D perspective. PLANTA 2018; 248:1505-1513. [PMID: 30140977 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-2980-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Uneven distribution of AX and BG in lateral and longitudinal dimensions of a wheat grain was observed by three-dimensional MS imaging, presumably related to specific physicochemical properties of cell walls. Arabinoxylans (AX) and β-glucans (BG) are the main hemicelluloses that comprise the primary walls of starchy endosperm. These components are not evenly distributed in the endosperm, and the impact of their distribution on cell wall properties is not yet fully understood. Combined with on-tissue enzymatic degradation of the cell walls, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) was used to monitor the molecular structure of AX and BG in thirty consecutive cross-sections of a mature wheat grain. A 3D image was built from the planar images, showing the distribution of these polymers at the full-grain level, both in lateral and longitudinal dimensions. BGs were more abundant at the vicinity of the germ and in the central cells of the endosperm, while AX, and especially highly substituted AX, were more abundant close to the brush and in the cells surrounding the crease (i.e., the transfer cells). Compared with the previously reported protocol, significant improvements were made in the tissue preparation to better preserve the shape of the fragile sections. This allowed to us achieve a good-quality 3D reconstruction from the consecutive 2D images. By providing a continuous view of the molecular distribution of the cell wall components across and along the grain, the three-dimensional images obtained by MSI may help understand the structure-function relationships of cell walls. The method should be readily extendable to other parietal polymers by selecting the appropriate enzymes.
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- Mathieu Fanuel
- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers Interactions Assemblies, 44316, Nantes, France.
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Tosi P, He J, Lovegrove A, Gonzáles-Thuillier I, Penson S, Shewry PR. Gradients in compositions in the starchy endosperm of wheat have implications for milling and processing. Trends Food Sci Technol 2018; 82:1-7. [PMID: 30532347 PMCID: PMC6267945 DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wheat is the major food grain consumed in temperate countries. Most wheat is consumed after milling to produce white flour, which corresponds to the endosperm storage tissue of the grain. Because the starchy endosperm accounts for about 80% of the grain dry weight, the miller aims to achieve flour yields approaching this value. SCOPE AND APPROACH Bioimaging can be combined with biochemical analysis of fractions produced by sequential pearling of whole grains to determine the distributions of components within the endosperm tissue. KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS This reveals that endosperm is not homogeneous, but exhibits gradients in composition from the outer to the inner part. These include gradients in both amount and composition. For example, the content of gluten proteins decreases but the proportion of glutenin polymers increases from the outside to the centre of the tissue. However, the content of starch increases with changes in the granule size distribution, the proportions of amylose and amylopectin, and their thermal properties. Hence these parts of the endosperm differ in the functional properties for food processing. Gradients also exist in minor components which may affect health and processing, such as dietary fibre and lipids. The gradients in grain composition are reflected in differences in the compositions of the mill streams which are combined to give white flour (which may number over 20). These differences could therefore be exploited by millers and food processors to develop flours with compositions and properties for specific end uses.
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- Paola Tosi
- School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Early Gate, RG6 6AR, Reading, UK
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- School of Science, Engineering and Design, Teesside University, TS1 3BA, UK
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- Plant Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Plant Science Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK
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Cherkaoui M, Geairon A, Lollier V, Clemente HS, Larré C, Rogniaux H, Jamet E, Guillon F, Francin-Allami M. Cell Wall Proteome Investigation of Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Developing Grain in Endosperm and Outer Layers. Proteomics 2018; 18:e1800286. [PMID: 30288912 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201800286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The remodeling of cell wall polysaccharides is controlled by cell wall proteins (CWPs) during the development of wheat grain. This work describes for the first time the cell wall proteomes of the endosperm and outer layers of the wheat developing grain, which have distinct physiological functions and technological uses. Altogether 636 nonredundant predicted CWPs are identified with 337 proteins in the endosperm and 594 proteins in the outer layers, among which 295 proteins are present in both tissues, suggesting both common and tissue specific remodeling activities. These proteins are distributed into eight functional classes. Approximatively a quarter of them were predicted to act on cell wall polysaccharides, with many glycosylhydrolases and also expansin, lyases, and carbohydrate esterases. Therefore, these results provide crucial data to go further in the understanding of relationship between tissue-specific morphogenesis and cell wall remodeling in cereals. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD010367.
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- INRA, Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Auzeville, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRA, Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, Nantes, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, Auzeville, Castanet Tolosan, France
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Freeman J, Ward JL, Kosik O, Lovegrove A, Wilkinson MD, Shewry PR, Mitchell RA. Feruloylation and structure of arabinoxylan in wheat endosperm cell walls from RNAi lines with suppression of genes responsible for backbone synthesis and decoration. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 15:1429-1438. [PMID: 28316134 PMCID: PMC5633762 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) is the major component of the cell walls of wheat grain (70% in starchy endosperm), is an important determinant of end-use qualities affecting food processing, use for animal feed and distilling and is a major source of dietary fibre in the human diet. AX is a heterogeneous polysaccharide composed of fractions which can be sequentially extracted by water (WE-AX), then xylanase action (XE-AX) leaving an unextractable (XU-AX) fraction. We determined arabinosylation and feruloylation of AX in these fractions in both wild-type wheat and RNAi lines with decreased AX content (TaGT43_2 RNAi, TaGT47_2 RNAi) or decreased arabinose 3-linked to mono-substituted xylose (TaXAT1 RNAi). We show that these fractions are characterized by the degree of feruloylation of AX, <5, 5-7 and 13-19 mg bound ferulate (g-1 AX), and their content of diferulates (diFA), <0.3, 1-1.7 and 4-5 mg (g-1 AX), for the WE, XE and XU fractions, respectively, in all RNAi lines and their control lines. The amount of AX and its degree of arabinosylation and feruloylation were less affected by RNAi transgenes in the XE-AX fraction than in the WE-AX fraction and largely unaffected in the XU-AX fraction. As the majority of diFA is associated with the XU-AX fraction, there was only a small effect (TaGT43_2 RNAi, TaGT47_2 RNAi) or no effect (TaXAT1 RNAi) on total diFA content. Our results are compatible with a model where, to maintain cell wall function, diFA is maintained at stable levels when other AX properties are altered.
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- Jackie Freeman
- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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- Plant Biology and Crop ScienceRothamsted ResearchHarpendenHertfordshireUK
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Rakszegi M, Molnár I, Lovegrove A, Darkó É, Farkas A, Láng L, Bedő Z, Doležel J, Molnár-Láng M, Shewry P. Addition of Aegilops U and M Chromosomes Affects Protein and Dietary Fiber Content of Wholemeal Wheat Flour. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1529. [PMID: 28932231 PMCID: PMC5592229 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cereal grain fiber is an important health-promoting component in the human diet. One option to improve dietary fiber content and composition in wheat is to introduce genes from its wild relatives Aegilops biuncialis and Aegilops geniculata. This study showed that the addition of chromosomes 2Ug, 4Ug, 5Ug, 7Ug, 2Mg, 5Mg, and 7Mg of Ae. geniculata and 3Ub, 2Mb, 3Mb, and 7Mb of Ae. biuncialis into bread wheat increased the seed protein content. Chromosomes 1Ug and 1Mg increased the proportion of polymeric glutenin proteins, while the addition of chromosomes 1Ub and 6Ub led to its decrease. Both Aegilops species had higher proportions of β-glucan compared to arabinoxylan (AX) than wheat lines, and elevated β-glucan content was also observed in wheat chromosome addition lines 5U, 7U, and 7M. The AX content in wheat was increased by the addition of chromosomes 5Ug, 7Ug, and 1Ub while water-soluble AX was increased by the addition of chromosomes 5U, 5M, and 7M, and to a lesser extent by chromosomes 3, 4, 6Ug, and 2Mb. Chromosomes 5Ug and 7Mb also affected the structure of wheat AX, as shown by the pattern of oligosaccharides released by digestion with endoxylanase. These results will help to map genomic regions responsible for edible fiber content in Aegilops and will contribute to the efficient transfer of wild alleles in introgression breeding programs to obtain wheat varieties with improved health benefits. Key Message: Addition of Aegilops U- and M-genome chromosomes 5 and 7 improves seed protein and fiber content and composition in wheat.
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- Marianna Rakszegi
- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted ResearchHarpenden, United Kingdom
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural ResearchOlomouc, Czechia
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of SciencesMartonvásár, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science, Rothamsted ResearchHarpenden, United Kingdom
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Türker-Kaya S, Huck CW. A Review of Mid-Infrared and Near-Infrared Imaging: Principles, Concepts and Applications in Plant Tissue Analysis. Molecules 2017; 22:E168. [PMID: 28117673 PMCID: PMC6155813 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22010168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plant cells, tissues and organs are composed of various biomolecules arranged as structurally diverse units, which represent heterogeneity at microscopic levels. Molecular knowledge about those constituents with their localization in such complexity is very crucial for both basic and applied plant sciences. In this context, infrared imaging techniques have advantages over conventional methods to investigate heterogeneous plant structures in providing quantitative and qualitative analyses with spatial distribution of the components. Thus, particularly, with the use of proper analytical approaches and sampling methods, these technologies offer significant information for the studies on plant classification, physiology, ecology, genetics, pathology and other related disciplines. This review aims to present a general perspective about near-infrared and mid-infrared imaging/microspectroscopy in plant research. It is addressed to compare potentialities of these methodologies with their advantages and limitations. With regard to the organization of the document, the first section will introduce the respective underlying principles followed by instrumentation, sampling techniques, sample preparations, measurement, and an overview of spectral pre-processing and multivariate analysis. The last section will review selected applications in the literature.
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- Sevgi Türker-Kaya
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kocaeli University, 41380 Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, CCB-Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Leopold-Franzens University, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Structural characteristics and functional properties of rice bran dietary fiber modified by enzymatic and enzyme-micronization treatments. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Changes in the arabinoxylan fraction of wheat grain during alcohol production. Food Chem 2016; 221:1754-1762. [PMID: 27979157 PMCID: PMC5176037 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.10.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Laboratory produced DDGS samples were compared with commercial samples from a distillery and a biofuel plant. Changes in structure, solubility and content of arabinoxylan (AX) was determined. The distillation process results in a relative increase of AX content compared to the starting material. The heating and drying processes involved in the production of DDGS lead to an increased solubility and viscosity of water-extractable AX. Production of DDGS results in structural changes to the AX. There is a decrease in 2- and 3-linked arabinose oligosaccharides, that contributes to around a 50% reduction in arabinosylation in DDGS compared with the starting grains. The current study shows that laboratory-scale DDGS provide an accurate representation of the commercial scale and that the AX composition of DDGS is consistently uniform irrespective of starting material. The uniformity of DDGS and thin stillage makes them a good potential source of AX for production of prebiotics or other novel products.
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Francin-Allami M, Lollier V, Pavlovic M, San Clemente H, Rogniaux H, Jamet E, Guillon F, Larré C. Understanding the Remodelling of Cell Walls during Brachypodium distachyon Grain Development through a Sub-Cellular Quantitative Proteomic Approach. Proteomes 2016; 4:E21. [PMID: 28248231 PMCID: PMC5217356 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes4030021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Brachypodiumdistachyon is a suitable plant model for studying temperate cereal crops, such as wheat, barley or rice, and helpful in the study of the grain cell wall. Indeed, the most abundant hemicelluloses that are in the B. distachyon cell wall of grain are (1-3)(1-4)-β-glucans and arabinoxylans, in a ratio similar to those of cereals such as barley or oat. Conversely, these cell walls contain few pectins and xyloglucans. Cell walls play an important role in grain physiology. The modifications of cell wall polysaccharides that occur during grain development and filling are key in the determination of the size and weight of the cereal grains. The mechanisms required for cell wall assembly and remodelling are poorly understood, especially in cereals. To provide a better understanding of these processes, we purified the cell wall at three developmental stages of the B. distachyon grain. The proteins were then extracted, and a quantitative and comparative LC-MS/MS analysis was performed to investigate the protein profile changes during grain development. Over 466 cell wall proteins (CWPs) were identified and classified according to their predicted functions. This work highlights the different proteome profiles that we could relate to the main phases of grain development and to the reorganization of cell wall polysaccharides that occurs during these different developmental stages. These results provide a good springboard to pursue functional validation to better understand the role of CWPs in the assembly and remodelling of the grain cell wall of cereals.
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRA, Nantes 44300, France.
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRA, Nantes 44300, France.
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 24 Chemin de Borderouge-Auzeville, BP42617, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France.
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRA, Nantes 44300, France.
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 24 Chemin de Borderouge-Auzeville, BP42617, Castanet-Tolosan 31326, France.
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRA, Nantes 44300, France.
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- UR1268 BIA (Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages), INRA, Nantes 44300, France.
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Francin-Allami M, Merah K, Albenne C, Rogniaux H, Pavlovic M, Lollier V, Sibout R, Guillon F, Jamet E, Larré C. Cell wall proteomic of Brachypodium distachyon grains: A focus on cell wall remodeling proteins. Proteomics 2015; 15:2296-306. [PMID: 25787258 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cell walls play key roles during plant development. Following their deposition into the cell wall, polysaccharides are continually remodeled according to the growth stage and stress environment to accommodate cell growth and differentiation. To date, little is known concerning the enzymes involved in cell wall remodeling, especially in gramineous and particularly in the grain during development. Here, we investigated the cell wall proteome of the grain of Brachypodium distachyon. This plant is a suitable model for temperate cereal crops. Among the 601 proteins identified, 299 were predicted to be secreted. These proteins were distributed into eight functional classes; the class of proteins that act on carbohydrates was the most highly represented. Among these proteins, numerous glycoside hydrolases were found. Expansins and peroxidases, which are assumed to be involved in cell wall polysaccharide remodeling, were also identified. Approximately half of the proteins identified in this study were newly discovered in grain and were not identified in the previous proteome analysis conducted using the culms and leaves of B. distachyon. Therefore, the data obtained from all organs of B. distachyon infer a global cell wall proteome consisting of 460 proteins. At present, this is the most extensive cell wall proteome of a monocot species.
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- INRA, Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, Nantes, France.,Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), Saclay Plant Science, Versailles, France
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.,CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, Nantes, France
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Li W, Zhang S, Smith C. The molecular structure features-immune stimulatory activity of arabinoxylans derived from the pentosan faction of wheat flour. J Cereal Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Zhang S, Li W, Smith CJ, Musa H. Cereal-Derived Arabinoxylans as Biological Response Modifiers: Extraction, Molecular Features, and Immune-Stimulating Properties. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2015; 55:1035-52. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.705188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Demir P, Onde S, Severcan F. Phylogeny of cultivated and wild wheat species using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 135:757-763. [PMID: 25145919 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Within the last decade, an increasing amount of genetic data has been used to clarify the problems inherent in wheat taxonomy. The techniques for obtaining and analyzing these data are not only cumbersome, but also expensive and technically demanding. In the present study, we introduce infrared spectroscopy as a method for a sensitive, rapid and low cost phylogenetic analysis tool for wheat seed samples. For this purpose, 12 Triticum and Aegilops species were studied by Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. Hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis clearly revealed that the lignin band (1525-1505 cm(-1)) discriminated the species at the genus level. However, the species were clustered according to their genome commonalities when the whole spectra were used (4000-650 cm(-1)). The successful differentiation of Triticum and its closely related genus Aegilops clearly demonstrated the power of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as a suitable tool for phylogenetic research.
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- Pinar Demir
- Department of Biology, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biology, Middle East Technical University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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Ying R, Saulnier L, Bouchet B, Barron C, Ji S, Rondeau-Mouro C. Multiscale characterization of arabinoxylan and β-glucan composite films. Carbohydr Polym 2015; 122:248-54. [PMID: 25817666 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Composite films made with Arabinoxylans (AXs) (with high, middle and low level of substitution by arabinose) and (1 → 3)(1 → 4)-β-D-glucans (BGs) extracted from cereal cell walls have been prepared and analyzed using microscopy (SEM and LSCFM), DSC, mechanical tests and TD-NMR spectroscopy. The objectives were to correlate molecular and physico-chemical properties of films with mechanical and hydration properties of wheat cell walls. A phase separation phenomenon was observed for films made with highly substituted AXs and BGs at a ratio AX/BG of 60/40. This phase separation was correlated with lower dipolar interactions between polysaccharide chains and a decrease of ultimate strain and stress of films. Highly substituted AX and BG composite films exhibited very weak mechanical properties in agreement with weaker interactions between the polymer chains. This effect was supported by NMR results showing that interactions between AXs and BGs decreased with increased substitution of AXs in composite films. Lower dipolar interactions between polysaccharides favored the water mobility in relation with a higher specific surface area of polysaccharides in films but also higher distances between polysaccharide chains so larger nanopores in composite films made within highly substituted AXs. These multiscale characterizations agreed with the structural changes observed in wheat grain during its development.
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- Ruifeng Ying
- College of Light Industry of Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forest University, Nanjing 210037, PR China; UR1268 Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, INRA, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- UR1268 Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, INRA, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- UR1268 Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, INRA, F-44316 Nantes, France
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- Unité mixte de Recherches Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes, INRA-ENSAM-UMII-CIRAD, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- College of Light Industry of Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forest University, Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- UR1268 Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, INRA, F-44316 Nantes, France; Irstea, UR TERE, 17 avenue de Cucillé, CS 64427, F-35044 Rennes, France.
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Smith-Moritz AM, Hao Z, Fernández-Niño SG, Fangel JU, Verhertbruggen Y, Holman HYN, Willats WGT, Ronald PC, Scheller HV, Heazlewood JL, Vega-Sánchez ME. Structural characterization of a mixed-linkage glucan deficient mutant reveals alteration in cellulose microfibril orientation in rice coleoptile mesophyll cell walls. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:628. [PMID: 26347754 PMCID: PMC4539472 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE F6 (CslF6) gene was previously shown to mediate the biosynthesis of mixed-linkage glucan (MLG), a cell wall polysaccharide that is hypothesized to be tightly associated with cellulose and also have a role in cell expansion in the primary cell wall of young seedlings in grass species. We have recently shown that loss-of-function cslf6 rice mutants do not accumulate MLG in most vegetative tissues. Despite the absence of a structurally important polymer, MLG, these mutants are unexpectedly viable and only show a moderate growth compromise compared to wild type. Therefore these mutants are ideal biological systems to test the current grass cell wall model. In order to gain a better understanding of the role of MLG in the primary wall, we performed in-depth compositional and structural analyses of the cell walls of 3 day-old rice seedlings using various biochemical and novel microspectroscopic approaches. We found that cellulose content as well as matrix polysaccharide composition was not significantly altered in the MLG deficient mutant. However, we observed a significant change in cellulose microfibril bundle organization in mesophyll cell walls of the cslf6 mutant. Using synchrotron source Fourier Transform Mid-Infrared (FTM-IR) Spectromicroscopy for high-resolution imaging, we determined that the bonds associated with cellulose and arabinoxylan, another major component of the primary cell walls of grasses, were in a lower energy configuration compared to wild type, suggesting a slightly weaker primary wall in MLG deficient mesophyll cells. Taken together, these results suggest that MLG may influence cellulose deposition in mesophyll cell walls without significantly affecting anisotropic growth thus challenging MLG importance in cell wall expansion.
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- Andreia M. Smith-Moritz
- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology Program, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, CopenhagenDenmark
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology Program, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, CopenhagenDenmark
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
- Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CAUSA
- *Correspondence: Pamela C. Ronald, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA, ; Miguel E. Vega-Sanchez Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 978-4121, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA,
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Berkeley, CAUSA
- *Correspondence: Pamela C. Ronald, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, One Shield Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA, ; Miguel E. Vega-Sanchez Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 978-4121, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA,
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Shewry P, Lovegrove A. Exploiting natural variation to improve the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat grain: A review. ACTA ALIMENTARIA 2014. [DOI: 10.1556/aalim.43.2014.3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Veličković D, Ropartz D, Guillon F, Saulnier L, Rogniaux H. New insights into the structural and spatial variability of cell-wall polysaccharides during wheat grain development, as revealed through MALDI mass spectrometry imaging. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:2079-91. [PMID: 24600018 PMCID: PMC3991742 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Arabinoxylans (AX) and (1→3),(1→4)-β-glucans (BG) are the major components of wheat grain cell walls. Although incompletely described at the molecular level, it is known that the chemical and distributional heterogeneity of these compounds impacts the quality and use of wheat. In this work, an emerging technique based on MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) was employed to map variations in the quantity, localization, and structure of these polysaccharides in the endosperm during wheat maturation. MALDI MSI couples detailed structural information with the spatial localization observed at the micrometer scale. The enzymic hydrolysis of AX and BG was performed directly on the grain sections, resulting in the efficient formation of smaller oligosaccharides that are easily measurable through MS, with no relocation across the grain. The relative quantification of the generated oligosaccharides was achieved. The method was validated by confirming data previously obtained using other analytical techniques. Furthermore, in situ analysis of grain cell walls through MSI revealed previously undetectable intense acetylation of AX in young compared to mature grains, together with findings concerning the feruloylation of AX and different structural features of BG. These results provide new insights into the physiological roles of these polysaccharides in cell walls and the specificity of the hydrolytic enzymes involved.
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Burton RA, Fincher GB. Evolution and development of cell walls in cereal grains. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:456. [PMID: 25309555 PMCID: PMC4161051 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The composition of cell walls in cereal grains and other grass species differs markedly from walls in seeds of other plants. In the maternal tissues that surround the embryo and endosperm of the grain, walls contain higher levels of cellulose and in many cases are heavily lignified. This may be contrasted with walls of the endosperm, where the amount of cellulose is relatively low, and the walls are generally not lignified. The low cellulose and lignin contents are possible because the walls of the endosperm perform no load-bearing function in the mature grain and indeed the low levels of these relatively intractable wall components are necessary because they allow rapid degradation of the walls following germination of the grain. The major non-cellulosic components of endosperm walls are usually heteroxylans and (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans, with lower levels of xyloglucans, glucomannans, and pectic polysaccharides. Pectic polysaccharides and xyloglucans are the major non-cellulosic wall constituents in most dicot species, in which (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans are usually absent and heteroxylans are found at relatively low levels. Thus, the "core" non-cellulosic wall polysaccharides in grain of the cereals and other grasses are the heteroxylans and, more specifically, arabinoxylans. The (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans appear in the endosperm of some grass species but are essentially absent from others; they may constitute from zero to more than 45% of the cell walls of the endosperm, depending on the species. It is clear that in some cases these (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans function as a major store of metabolizable glucose in the grain. Cereal grains and their constituent cell wall polysaccharides are centrally important as a source of dietary fiber in human societies and breeders have started to select for high levels of non-cellulosic wall polysaccharides in grain. To meet end-user requirements, it is important that we understand cell wall biology in the grain both during development and following germination.
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- *Correspondence: Geoffrey B. Fincher, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls – School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia e-mail:
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Largo-Gosens A, Hernández-Altamirano M, García-Calvo L, Alonso-Simón A, Álvarez J, Acebes JL. Fourier transform mid infrared spectroscopy applications for monitoring the structural plasticity of plant cell walls. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:303. [PMID: 25071791 PMCID: PMC4074895 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Fourier transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used as a potent, fast and non-destructive procedure for analyzing cell wall architectures, with the capacity to provide abundant information about their polymers, functional groups, and in muro entanglement. In conjunction with multivariate analyses, this method has proved to be a valuable tool for tracking alterations in cell walls. The present review examines recent progress in the use of FT-MIR spectroscopy to monitor cell wall changes occurring in muro as a result of various factors, such as growth and development processes, genetic modifications, exposition or habituation to cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors and responses to other abiotic or biotic stresses, as well as its biotechnological applications.
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- *Correspondence: José L. Acebes, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, E-24071 León, Spain e-mail:
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Effect of heat and drought stress on the structure and composition of arabinoxylan and β-glucan in wheat grain. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 102:557-65. [PMID: 24507319 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effects of heat (H), drought (D) and H+D (from 12th day after heading for 15 days) on the dietary fiber content and composition (arabinoxylan (AX) and β-glucan) of three winter wheat varieties (Plainsman V, Mv Magma and Fatima 2) were determined. Results showed that H and D stress decreased the TKW, the β-glucan contents of the seeds and the quantity of the DP3+DP4 units, while the protein and AX contents increased. The highest amounts of AX and proteins were in the H+D stressed samples with heat stress also increasing the water extractability (WE) of the AX. However, while the content of AX content was generally increased by all stresses, drought stress had negative effect on the AX content of the drought tolerant Plainsman V. Fatima 2 behaved similarly to Plainsman V as regards to its drought tolerance, but was very sensitive to heat stress, while Mv Magma was the most resistant to heat stress.
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Hydration and mechanical properties of arabinoxylans and β-d-glucans films. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 96:31-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Rakha A, Saulnier L, Åman P, Andersson R. Enzymatic fingerprinting of arabinoxylan and β-glucan in triticale, barley and tritordeum grains. Carbohydr Polym 2012; 90:1226-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Laidlaw HKC, Lahnstein J, Burton RA, Fincher GB, Jobling SA. Analysis of the arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase gene family in barley does not support their involvement in the remodelling of endosperm cell walls during development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:3031-45. [PMID: 22378943 PMCID: PMC3350918 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolases (AXAHs) are family GH51 enzymes that have been implicated in the removal of arabinofuranosyl residues from the (1,4)-β-xylan backbone of heteroxylans. Five genes encoding barley AXAHs range in size from 4.6 kb to 7.1 kb and each contains 16 introns. The barley HvAXAH genes map to chromosomes 2H, 4H, and 5H. A small cluster of three HvAXAH genes is located on chromosome 4H and there is evidence for gene duplication and the presence of pseudogenes in barley. The cDNAs corresponding to barley and wheat AXAH genes were cloned, and transcript levels of the genes were profiled across a range of tissues at different developmental stages. Two HvAXAH cDNAs that were successfully expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves exhibited similar activities against 4-nitrophenyl α-L-arabinofuranoside, but HvAXAH2 activity was significantly higher against wheat flour arabinoxylan, compared with HvAXAH1. HvAXAH2 also displayed activity against (1,5)-α-L-arabinopentaose and debranched arabinan. Western blotting with an anti-HvAXAH antibody was used to define further the locations of the AXAH enzymes in developing barley grain, where high levels were detected in the outer layers of the grain but little or no protein was detected in the endosperm. The chromosomal locations of the genes do not correspond to any previously identified genomic regions shown to influence heteroxylan structure. The data are therefore consistent with a role for AXAH in depolymerizing arabinoxylans in maternal tissues during grain development, but do not provide compelling evidence for a role in remodelling arabinoxylans during endosperm or coleoptile development in barley as previously proposed.
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- CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, GPO Box 93, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia
- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, ACT 2601 Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064 Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064 Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064 Australia
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- CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, GPO Box 93, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia
- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, ACT 2601 Australia
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Jaillais B, Bertrand D, Abecassis J. Identification of the histological origin of durum wheat milling products by multispectral imaging and chemometrics. J Cereal Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pellny TK, Lovegrove A, Freeman J, Tosi P, Love CG, Knox JP, Shewry PR, Mitchell RA. Cell walls of developing wheat starchy endosperm: comparison of composition and RNA-Seq transcriptome. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 158:612-27. [PMID: 22123899 PMCID: PMC3271754 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.189191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The transcriptome of the developing starchy endosperm of hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) was determined using RNA-Seq isolated at five stages during grain fill. This resource represents an excellent way to identify candidate genes responsible for the starchy endosperm cell wall, which is dominated by arabinoxylan (AX), accounting for 70% of the cell wall polysaccharides, with 20% (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucan, 7% glucomannan, and 4% cellulose. A complete inventory of transcripts of 124 glycosyltransferase (GT) and 72 glycosylhydrolase (GH) genes associated with cell walls is presented. The most highly expressed GT transcript (excluding those known to be involved in starch synthesis) was a GT47 family transcript similar to Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) IRX10 involved in xylan extension, and the second most abundant was a GT61. Profiles for GT43 IRX9 and IRX14 putative orthologs were consistent with roles in AX synthesis. Low abundances were found for transcripts from genes in the acyl-coA transferase BAHD family, for which a role in AX feruloylation has been postulated. The relative expression of these was much greater in whole grain compared with starchy endosperm, correlating with the levels of bound ferulate. Transcripts associated with callose (GSL), cellulose (CESA), pectin (GAUT), and glucomannan (CSLA) synthesis were also abundant in starchy endosperm, while the corresponding cell wall polysaccharides were confirmed as low abundance (glucomannan and callose) or undetectable (pectin) in these samples. Abundant transcripts from GH families associated with the hydrolysis of these polysaccharides were also present, suggesting that they may be rapidly turned over. Abundant transcripts in the GT31 family may be responsible for the addition of Gal residues to arabinogalactan peptide.
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom (T.K.P., A.L., J.F., P.T., C.G.L., P.R.S., R.A.C.M.); and Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom (J.P.K.)
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Glycosyl transferases in family 61 mediate arabinofuranosyl transfer onto xylan in grasses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:989-93. [PMID: 22215597 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1115858109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Xylan, a hemicellulosic component of the plant cell wall, is one of the most abundant polysaccharides in nature. In contrast to dicots, xylan in grasses is extensively modified by α-(1,2)- and α-(1,3)-linked arabinofuranose. Despite the importance of grass arabinoxylan in human and animal nutrition and for bioenergy, the enzymes adding the arabinosyl substitutions are unknown. Here we demonstrate that knocking-down glycosyltransferase (GT) 61 expression in wheat endosperm strongly decreases α-(1,3)-linked arabinosyl substitution of xylan. Moreover, heterologous expression of wheat and rice GT61s in Arabidopsis leads to arabinosylation of the xylan, and therefore provides gain-of-function evidence for α-(1,3)-arabinosyltransferase activity. Thus, GT61 proteins play a key role in arabinoxylan biosynthesis and therefore in the evolutionary divergence of grass cell walls.
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Dornez E, Holopainen U, Cuyvers S, Poutanen K, Delcour JA, Courtin CM, Nordlund E. Study of grain cell wall structures by microscopic analysis with four different staining techniques. J Cereal Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Toole GA, Le Gall G, Colquhoun IJ, Johnson P, Bedo Z, Saulnier L, Shewry PR, Mills ENC. Spectroscopic analysis of diversity of Arabinoxylan structures in endosperm cell walls of wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum) in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity collection. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:7075-82. [PMID: 21615152 DOI: 10.1021/jf201095m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Fifty bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars were selected from the HEALTHGRAIN germplasm collection based on variation in their contents of total and water-extractable arabinoxylan. FT-IR spectroscopic mapping of thin transverse sections of grain showed variation in cell wall arabinoxylan composition between the cultivars, from consisting almost entirely of low-substituted arabinoxylan (e.g., T.aestivum 'Claire') to almost entirely of highly substituted arabinoxylan (e.g., T.aestivum 'Manital') and a mixture of the two forms (e.g., T.aestivum 'Hereward'). Complementary data were obtained using endoxylanase digestion of flour followed by HP-AEC analysis of the arabinoxylan oligosaccharides. This allowed the selection of six cultivars for more detailed analysis using FT-IR and (1)H NMR spectroscopy to determine the proportions of mono-, di-, and unsubstituted xylose residues. The results of the two analyses were consistent, showing that variation in the composition and structure of the endosperm cell wall arabinoxylan is present between bread wheat cultivars. The heterogeneity and spatial distribution of the arabinoxylan in endosperm cell walls may be exploited in wheat processing as it may allow the production of mill streams enriched in various arabinoxylan fractions which have beneficial effects on health.
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- Geraldine A Toole
- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
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Dornez E, Cuyvers S, Holopainen U, Nordlund E, Poutanen K, Delcour JA, Courtin CM. Inactive fluorescently labeled xylanase as a novel probe for microscopic analysis of arabinoxylan containing cereal cell walls. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:6369-75. [PMID: 21561164 DOI: 10.1021/jf200746g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A new technique to visualize cereal cell walls by fluorescence microscopy was developed. The novel staining technique is based on an inactive fluorescently labeled xylanase binding to arabinoxylan (AX), an important polysaccharide in grain cell walls in terms of the technological and physiological functionalities of grain. The xylanase probe could stain AX in the seed coat, nucellar epidermis, aleurone layer, and starchy endosperm, but not the highly substituted AX of the pericarp layer. The advantage of this new staining technique over the existing immunolabeling techniques is that the staining procedure is clearly faster and less laborious, and uses a smaller probe that can easily be produced by marking a well characterized enzyme with a fluorescent label. In the future, the here proposed technology can be used to develop probes having specificity also for cell wall components other than AX and thus to study plant cell walls further through fluorescence microscopy.
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- Emmie Dornez
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry & Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Kasteelpark Arenberg 20-box 2463, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Robert P, Jamme F, Barron C, Bouchet B, Saulnier L, Dumas P, Guillon F. Change in wall composition of transfer and aleurone cells during wheat grain development. PLANTA 2011; 233:393-406. [PMID: 21061017 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1306-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In addition to the starchy endosperm, a specialized tissue accumulating storage material, the endosperm of wheat grain, comprises the aleurone layer and the transfer cells next to the crease. The transfer cells, located at the ventral region of the grain, are involved in nutrient transfer from the maternal tissues to the developing endosperm. Immunolabeling techniques, Raman spectroscopy, and synchrotron infrared micro-spectroscopy were used to study the chemistry of the transfer cell walls during wheat grain development. The kinetic depositions of the main cell wall polysaccharides of wheat grain endosperm, arabinoxylan, and (1-3)(1-4)-β-glucan in transfer cell walls were different from kinetics previously observed in the aleurone cell walls. While (1-3)(1-4)-β-glucan appeared first in the aleurone cell walls at 90°D, arabinoxylan predominated in the transfer cell walls from 90 to 445°D. Both aleurone and transfer cell walls were enriched in (1-3)(1-4)-β-glucan at the mature stage of wheat grain development. Arabinoxylan was more substituted in the transfer cell walls than in the aleurone walls. However, arabinoxylan was more feruloylated in the aleurone than in the transfer cell walls, whatever the stage of grain development. In the transfer cells, the ferulic acid was less abundant in the outer periclinal walls while para-coumarate was absent. Possible implications of such differences are discussed.
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- P Robert
- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymères Interactions Assemblages, 44300, Nantes, France.
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Guillon F, Bouchet B, Jamme F, Robert P, Quéméner B, Barron C, Larré C, Dumas P, Saulnier L. Brachypodium distachyon grain: characterization of endosperm cell walls. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2011; 62:1001-15. [PMID: 21062963 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The wild grass Brachypodium distachyon has been proposed as an alternative model species for temperate cereals. The present paper reports on the characterization of B. distachyon grain, placing emphasis on endosperm cell walls. Brachypodium distachyon is notable for its high cell wall polysaccharide content that accounts for ∼52% (w/w) of the endosperm in comparison with 2-7% (w/w) in other cereals. Starch, the typical storage polysaccharide, is low [<10% (w/w)] in the endosperm where the main polysaccharide is (1-3) (1-4)-β-glucan [40% (w/w) of the endosperm], which in all likelihood plays a role as a storage compound. In addition to (1-3) (1-4)-β-glucan, endosperm cells contain cellulose and xylan in significant amounts. Interestingly, the ratio of ferulic acid to arabinoxylan is higher in B. distachyon grain than in other investigated cereals. Feruloylated arabinoxylan is mainly found in the middle lamella and cell junction zones of the storage endosperm, suggesting a potential role in cell-cell adhesion. The present results indicate that B. distachyon grains contain all the cell wall polysaccharides encountered in other cereal grains. Thus, due to its fully sequenced genome, its short life cycle, and the genetic tools available for mutagenesis/transformation, B. distachyon is a good model to investigate cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and function in cereal grains.
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- Fabienne Guillon
- INRA UR1268 Biopolymers, Interactions Assemblies, F-44316 Nantes, France.
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Toole GA, Le Gall G, Colquhoun IJ, Nemeth C, Saulnier L, Lovegrove A, Pellny T, Wilkinson MD, Freeman J, Mitchell RAC, Mills ENC, Shewry PR. Temporal and spatial changes in cell wall composition in developing grains of wheat cv. Hereward. PLANTA 2010; 232:677-89. [PMID: 20549231 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1199-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A combination of enzyme mapping, FT-IR microscopy and NMR spectroscopy was used to study temporal and spatial aspects of endosperm cell wall synthesis and deposition in developing grain of bread wheat cv. Hereward. This confirmed previous reports that changes in the proportions of the two major groups of cell wall polysaccharides occur, with beta-glucan accumulating earlier in development than arabinoxylan. Changes in the structure of the arabinoxylan occurred, with decreased proportions of disubstituted xylose residues and increased proportions of monosubstituted xylose residues. These are likely to result, at least in part, from arabinoxylan restructuring catalysed by enzymes such as arabinoxylan arabinofurano hydrolase and lead to changes in cell wall mechanical properties which may be required to withstand stresses during grain maturation and desiccation.
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- G A Toole
- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
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Nemeth C, Freeman J, Jones HD, Sparks C, Pellny TK, Wilkinson MD, Dunwell J, Andersson AA, Åman P, Guillon F, Saulnier L, Mitchell RA, Shewry PR. Down-regulation of the CSLF6 gene results in decreased (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan in endosperm of wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:1209-18. [PMID: 20089768 PMCID: PMC2832239 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.151712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
(1,3;1,4)-beta-d-Glucan (beta-glucan) accounts for 20% of the total cell walls in the starchy endosperm of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and is an important source of dietary fiber for human nutrition with potential health benefits. Bioinformatic and array analyses of gene expression profiles in developing caryopses identified the CELLULOSE SYNTHASE-LIKE F6 (CSLF6) gene as encoding a putative beta-glucan synthase. RNA interference constructs were therefore designed to down-regulate CSLF6 gene expression and expressed in transgenic wheat under the control of a starchy endosperm-specific HMW subunit gene promoter. Analysis of wholemeal flours using an enzyme-based kit and by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography after digestion with lichenase showed decreases in total beta-glucan of between 30% and 52% and between 36% and 53%, respectively, in five transgenic lines compared to three control lines. The content of water-extractable beta-glucan was also reduced by about 50% in the transgenic lines, and the M(r) distribution of the fraction was decreased from an average of 79 to 85 x 10(4) g/mol in the controls and 36 to 57 x 10(4) g/mol in the transgenics. Immunolocalization of beta-glucan in semithin sections of mature and developing grains confirmed that the impact of the transgene was confined to the starchy endosperm with little or no effect on the aleurone or outer layers of the grain. The results confirm that the CSLF6 gene of wheat encodes a beta-glucan synthase and indicate that transgenic manipulation can be used to enhance the health benefits of wheat products.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom (C.N., J.F., H.D.J., C.S., T.K.P., M.D.W., R.A.C.M., P.R.S.); School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH, United Kingdom (J.D.); Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE–750 07 Uppsala, Sweden (A.A.M.A., P.A.); and INRA, UR 1268 Biopolymères, Interactions et Assemblages, 44316 Nantes cedex 03, France (F.G., L.S.)
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