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Zhang H, Luo M, Day RC, Talbot MJ, Ivanova A, Ashton AR, Chaudhury AM, Macknight RC, Hrmova M, Koltunow AM. Developmentally regulated HEART STOPPER, a mitochondrially targeted L18 ribosomal protein gene, is required for cell division, differentiation, and seed development in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:5867-80. [PMID: 26105995 PMCID: PMC4566979 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Evidence is presented for the role of a mitochondrial ribosomal (mitoribosomal) L18 protein in cell division, differentiation, and seed development after the characterization of a recessive mutant, heart stopper (hes). The hes mutant produced uncellularized endosperm and embryos arrested at the late globular stage. The mutant embryos differentiated partially on rescue medium with some forming callus. HES (At1g08845) encodes a mitochondrially targeted member of a highly diverged L18 ribosomal protein family. The substitution of a conserved amino residue in the hes mutant potentially perturbs mitoribosomal function via altered binding of 5S rRNA and/or influences the stability of the 50S ribosomal subunit, affecting mRNA binding and translation. Consistent with this, marker genes for mitochondrial dysfunction were up-regulated in the mutant. The slow growth of the endosperm and embryo indicates a defect in cell cycle progression, which is evidenced by the down-regulation of cell cycle genes. The down-regulation of other genes such as EMBRYO DEFECTIVE genes links the mitochondria to the regulation of many aspects of seed development. HES expression is developmentally regulated, being preferentially expressed in tissues with active cell division and differentiation, including developing embryos and the root tips. The divergence of the L18 family, the tissue type restricted expression of HES, and the failure of other L18 members to complement the hes phenotype suggest that the L18 proteins are involved in modulating development. This is likely via heterogeneous mitoribosomes containing different L18 members, which may result in differential mitochondrial functions in response to different physiological situations during development.
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- Hongyu Zhang
- Rice Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, PR China
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PO Box 1600, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PO Box 1600, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PO Box 1600, ACT 2601, Australia Present address: ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PO Box 1600, ACT 2601, Australia Present address: VitaGrain, 232 Orchard Road, Level 9, Suite 232, Faber House, 238854 Singapore
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, PO Box 350, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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Zhang HM, Talbot MJ, McCurdy DW, Patrick JW, Offler CE. Calcium-dependent depletion zones in the cortical microtubule array coincide with sites of, but do not regulate, wall ingrowth papillae deposition in epidermal transfer cells. J Exp Bot 2015; 66:6021-33. [PMID: 26136268 PMCID: PMC4566988 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Trans-differentiation to a transfer-cell morphology is characterized by the localized deposition of wall ingrowth papillae that protrude into the cytosol. Whether the cortical microtubule array directs wall ingrowth papillae formation was investigated using a Vicia faba cotyledon culture system in which their adaxial epidermal cells were spontaneously induced to trans-differentiate to transfer cells. During deposition of wall ingrowth papillae, the aligned cortical microtubule arrays in precursor epidermal cells were reorganized into a randomized array characterized by circular depletion zones. Concurrence of the temporal appearance, spatial pattern, and size of depletion zones and wall ingrowth papillae was consistent with each papilla occupying a depletion zone. Surprisingly, microtubules appeared not to regulate construction of wall ingrowth papillae, as neither depolymerization nor stabilization of cortical microtubules changed their deposition pattern or morphology. Moreover, the size and spatial pattern of depletion zones was unaltered when the formation of wall ingrowth papillae was blocked by inhibiting cellulose biosynthesis. In contrast, the depletion zones were absent when the cytosolic calcium plumes, responsible for directing wall ingrowth papillae formation, were blocked or dissipated. Thus, we conclude that the depletion zones within the cortical microtubule array result from localized depolymerization of microtubules initiated by elevated cytosolic Ca(2+) levels at loci where wall ingrowth papillae are deposited. The physiological significance of the depletion zones as a mechanism to accommodate the construction of wall ingrowth papillae without compromising maintenance of the plasma membrane-microtubule inter-relationship is discussed.
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- Hui-ming Zhang
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia CSIRO Agriculture, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Morin L, Talbot MJ, Glen M. Quest to elucidate the life cycle of Puccinia psidii sensu lato. Fungal Biol 2014; 118:253-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Talbot MJ, White RG. Cell surface and cell outline imaging in plant tissues using the backscattered electron detector in a variable pressure scanning electron microscope. Plant Methods 2013; 9:40. [PMID: 24135233 PMCID: PMC3853341 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used for high-resolution imaging of plant cell surfaces for many decades. Most SEM imaging employs the secondary electron detector under high vacuum to provide pseudo-3D images of plant organs and especially of surface structures such as trichomes and stomatal guard cells; these samples generally have to be metal-coated to avoid charging artefacts. Variable pressure-SEM allows examination of uncoated tissues, and provides a flexible range of options for imaging, either with a secondary electron detector or backscattered electron detector. In one application, we used the backscattered electron detector under low vacuum conditions to collect images of uncoated barley leaf tissue followed by simple quantification of cell areas. RESULTS Here, we outline methods for backscattered electron imaging of a variety of plant tissues with particular focus on collecting images for quantification of cell size and shape. We demonstrate the advantages of this technique over other methods to obtain high contrast cell outlines, and define a set of parameters for imaging Arabidopsis thaliana leaf epidermal cells together with a simple image analysis protocol. We also show how to vary parameters such as accelerating voltage and chamber pressure to optimise imaging in a range of other plant tissues. CONCLUSIONS Backscattered electron imaging of uncoated plant tissue allows acquisition of images showing details of plant morphology together with images of high contrast cell outlines suitable for semi-automated image analysis. The method is easily adaptable to many types of tissue and suitable for any laboratory with standard SEM preparation equipment and a variable-pressure-SEM or tabletop SEM.
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- Mark J Talbot
- Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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- Division of Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
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Talbot MJ, White RG. Methanol fixation of plant tissue for Scanning Electron Microscopy improves preservation of tissue morphology and dimensions. Plant Methods 2013; 9:36. [PMID: 24083940 PMCID: PMC3853006 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is well known that preparation of biological (plant and animal) tissues for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) by chemical fixation and critical point drying results in shrinkage of tissues, often by up to 20-30%, depending on the tissue type and fixation protocol used. We sought to identify a protocol that would preserve tissue size and morphology better than standard chemical fixatives and dehydration regimes. We compared a range of processing techniques by quantifying changes in tissue size and recording details of surface morphology using leaf tissues from three commonly studied species; Arabidopsis thaliana, barley and cotton. RESULTS All processing protocols altered tissue dimensions. Methanol fixation and dehydration, followed by a further short (1 h) dehydration step in ethanol and critical point drying (which was based on a previously published method), preserved tissue dimensions most consistently of all protocols tested, although it did cause 8% shrinkage in all three species. This protocol was also best for preservation of surface morphology in all three species. We outline a recommended protocol and advise that the method is best trialled for different tissues, especially thicker or larger samples. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that simultaneous fixation and dehydration in methanol followed by ethanol results in better preservation of dimensions and morphology of critical point dried plant tissues than other fixation and dehydration procedures. It is a quick and simple method, and requires standard SEM preparation equipment.
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- Mark J Talbot
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Barrero JM, Mrva K, Talbot MJ, White RG, Taylor J, Gubler F, Mares DJ. Genetic, hormonal, and physiological analysis of late maturity α-amylase in wheat. Plant Physiol 2013; 161:1265-77. [PMID: 23321420 PMCID: PMC3585595 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.209502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Late maturity α-amylase (LMA) is a genetic defect that is commonly found in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) cultivars and can result in commercially unacceptably high levels of α-amylase in harvest-ripe grain in the absence of rain or preharvest sprouting. This defect represents a serious problem for wheat farmers, and apart from the circumstantial evidence that gibberellins are somehow involved in the expression of LMA, the mechanisms or genes underlying LMA are unknown. In this work, we use a doubled haploid population segregating for constitutive LMA to physiologically analyze the appearance of LMA during grain development and to profile the transcriptomic and hormonal changes associated with this phenomenon. Our results show that LMA is a consequence of a very narrow and transitory peak of expression of genes encoding high-isoelectric point α-amylase during grain development and that the LMA phenotype seems to be a partial or incomplete gibberellin response emerging from a strongly altered hormonal environment.
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- Jose M. Barrero
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia (J.M.B., M.J.T., R.G.W., J.T., F.G.); and Plant and Pest Science, School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia (K.M., D.J.M.)
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Barrero JM, Jacobsen JV, Talbot MJ, White RG, Swain SM, Garvin DF, Gubler F. Grain dormancy and light quality effects on germination in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon. New Phytol 2012; 193:376-86. [PMID: 22039925 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03938.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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• Lack of grain dormancy in cereal crops such as barley and wheat is a common problem affecting farming areas around the world, causing losses in yield and quality because of preharvest sprouting. Control of seed or grain dormancy has been investigated extensively using various approaches in different species, including Arabidopsis and cereals. However, the use of a monocot model plant such as Brachypodium distachyon presents opportunities for the discovery of new genes related to grain dormancy that are not present in modern commercial crops. • In this work we present an anatomical description of the Brachypodium caryopsis, and we describe the dormancy behaviour of six common diploid Brachypodium inbred genotypes. We also study the effect of light quality (blue, red and far-red) on germination, and analyse changes in abscisic acid levels and gene expression between a dormant and a non-dormant Brachypodium genotype. • Our results indicate that different genotypes display high natural variability in grain dormancy and that the characteristics of dormancy and germination are similar to those found in other cereals. • We propose that Brachypodium is an ideal model for studies of grain dormancy in grasses and can be used to identify new strategies for increasing grain dormancy in crop species.
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Ji X, Dong B, Shiran B, Talbot MJ, Edlington JE, Hughes T, White RG, Gubler F, Dolferus R. Control of abscisic acid catabolism and abscisic acid homeostasis is important for reproductive stage stress tolerance in cereals. Plant Physiol 2011; 156:647-62. [PMID: 21502188 PMCID: PMC3177265 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.176164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Drought stress at the reproductive stage causes pollen sterility and grain loss in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Drought stress induces abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis genes in anthers and ABA accumulation in spikes of drought-sensitive wheat varieties. In contrast, drought-tolerant wheat accumulates lower ABA levels, which correlates with lower ABA biosynthesis and higher ABA catabolic gene expression (ABA 8'-hydroxylase). Wheat TaABA8'OH1 deletion lines accumulate higher spike ABA levels and are more drought sensitive. ABA treatment of the spike mimics the effect of drought, causing high levels of sterility. ABA treatment represses the anther cell wall invertase gene TaIVR1, and drought-tolerant lines appeared to be more sensitive to the effect of ABA. Drought-induced sterility shows similarity to cold-induced sterility in rice (Oryza sativa). In cold-stressed rice, the rate of ABA accumulation was similar in cold-sensitive and cold-tolerant lines during the first 8 h of cold treatment, but in the tolerant line, ABA catabolism reduced ABA levels between 8 and 16 h of cold treatment. The ABA biosynthesis gene encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase in anthers is mainly expressed in parenchyma cells surrounding the vascular bundle of the anther. Transgenic rice lines expressing the wheat TaABA8'OH1 gene under the control of the OsG6B tapetum-specific promoter resulted in reduced anther ABA levels under cold conditions. The transgenic lines showed that anther sink strength (OsINV4) was maintained under cold conditions and that this correlated with improved cold stress tolerance. Our data indicate that ABA and ABA 8'-hydroxylase play an important role in controlling anther ABA homeostasis and reproductive stage abiotic stress tolerance in cereals.
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Plant Industry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Pugh DA, Offler CE, Talbot MJ, Ruan YL. Evidence for the role of transfer cells in the evolutionary increase in seed and fiber biomass yield in cotton. Mol Plant 2010; 3:1075-86. [PMID: 20864453 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Transfer cells (TCs) are specialized cells exhibiting invaginated wall ingrowths (WIs), thereby amplifying their plasma membrane surface area (PMSA) and hence the capacity to transport nutrients. However, it remains unknown as to whether TCs play a role in biomass yield increase during evolution or domestication. Here, we examine this issue from a comparative evolutionary perspective. The cultivated tetraploid AD genome species of cotton and its A and D genome diploid progenitors displayed high, medium, and low seed and fiber biomass yield, respectively. In all three species, cells of the innermost layer of the seed coat juxtaposed to the filial tissues trans-differentiated to a TC morphology. Electron microscopic analyses revealed that these TCs are characterized by sequential formation of flange and reticulate WIs during the phase of rapid increase in seed biomass. Significantly, TCs from the tetraploid species developed substantially more flange and reticulate WIs and exhibited a higher degree of reticulate WI formation than their progenitors. Consequently, the estimated PMSA of TCs of the tetraploid species was about 4 and 70 times higher than that of TCs of the A and D genome progenitors, respectively, which correlates positively with seed and fiber biomass yield. Further, TCs with extensive WIs in the tetraploid species had much stronger expression of sucrose synthase, a key enzyme involved in TC WI formation and function, than those from the A and D progenitors. The analyses provide a set of novel evidence that the development of TC WIs may play an important role in the increase of seed and fiber biomass yield through polyploidization during evolution.
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- Deborah A Pugh
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Greenup AG, Sasani S, Oliver SN, Talbot MJ, Dennis ES, Hemming MN, Trevaskis B. ODDSOC2 is a MADS box floral repressor that is down-regulated by vernalization in temperate cereals. Plant Physiol 2010; 153:1062-73. [PMID: 20431086 PMCID: PMC2899939 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.152488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In temperate cereals, such as wheat (Triticum aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare), the transition to reproductive development can be accelerated by prolonged exposure to cold (vernalization). We examined the role of the grass-specific MADS box gene ODDSOC2 (OS2) in the vernalization response in cereals. The barley OS2 gene (HvOS2) is expressed in leaves and shoot apices but is repressed by vernalization. Vernalization represses OS2 independently of VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) in a VRN1 deletion mutant of einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum), but VRN1 is required to maintain down-regulation of OS2 in vernalized plants. Furthermore, barleys that carry active alleles of the VRN1 gene (HvVRN1) have reduced expression of HvOS2, suggesting that HvVRN1 down-regulates HvOS2 during development. Overexpression of HvOS2 delayed flowering and reduced spike, stem, and leaf length in transgenic barley plants. Plants overexpressing HvOS2 showed reduced expression of barley homologs of the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) gene FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR1 (FPF1) and increased expression of RNase-S-like genes. FPF1 promotes floral development and enhances cell elongation, so down-regulation of FPF1-like genes might explain the phenotypes of HvOS2 overexpression lines. We present an extended model of the genetic pathways controlling vernalization-induced flowering in cereals, which describes the regulatory relationships between VRN1, OS2, and FPF1-like genes. Overall, these findings highlight differences and similarities between the vernalization responses of temperate cereals and the model plant Arabidopsis.
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Dibley SJ, Zhou Y, Andriunas FA, Talbot MJ, Offler CE, Patrick JW, McCurdy DW. Early gene expression programs accompanying trans-differentiation of epidermal cells of Vicia faba cotyledons into transfer cells. New Phytol 2009; 182:863-877. [PMID: 19383101 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02822.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Transfer cells (TCs) trans-differentiate from differentiated cells by developing extensive wall ingrowths that enhance plasma membrane transport of nutrients. Here, we investigated transcriptional changes accompanying induction of TC development in adaxial epidermal cells of cultured Vicia faba cotyledons. Global changes in gene expression revealed by cDNA-AFLP were compared between adaxial epidermal cells during induction (3 h) and subsequent building (24 h) of wall ingrowths, and in cells of adjoining storage parenchyma tissue, which do not form wall ingrowths. A total of 5795 transcript-derived fragments (TDFs) were detected; of these, 264 TDFs showed epidermal-specific changes in gene expression and a further 207 TDFs were differentially expressed in both epidermal and storage parenchyma cells. Genes involved in signalling (auxin/ethylene), metabolism (mitochondrial; storage product hydrolysis), cell division, vesicle trafficking and cell wall biosynthesis were specifically induced in epidermal TCs. Blockers of auxin action and vesicle trafficking inhibited ingrowth formation and marked increases in cell division accompanied TC development. Auxin and possibly ethylene signalling cascades induce epidermal cells of V. faba cotyledons to trans-differentiate into TCs. Trans-differentiation is initiated by rapid de-differentiation to a mitotic state accompanied by mitochondrial biogenesis driving storage product hydrolysis to fuel wall ingrowth formation orchestrated by a modified vesicle trafficking mechanism.
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- Stephen J Dibley
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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Barrero JM, Talbot MJ, White RG, Jacobsen JV, Gubler F. Anatomical and transcriptomic studies of the coleorhiza reveal the importance of this tissue in regulating dormancy in barley. Plant Physiol 2009; 150:1006-21. [PMID: 19386806 PMCID: PMC2689963 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.137901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The decay of seed dormancy during after-ripening is not well understood, but elucidation of the mechanisms involved may be important for developing strategies for modifying dormancy in crop species and, for example, addressing the problem of preharvest sprouting in cereals. We have studied the germination characteristics of barley (Hordeum vulgare 'Betzes') embryos, including a description of anatomical changes in the coleorhiza and the enclosed seminal roots. The changes that occur correlate with abscisic acid (ABA) contents of embryo tissues. To understand the molecular mechanisms involved in dormancy loss, we compared the transcriptome of dormant and after-ripened barley embryos using a tissue-specific microarray approach. Our results indicate that in the coleorhiza, ABA catabolism is promoted and ABA sensitivity is reduced and that this is associated with differential regulation by after-ripening of ABA 8'-hydroxylase and of the LIPID PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE gene family and ABI3-INTERACTING PROTEIN2, respectively. We also identified other processes, including jasmonate responses, cell wall modification, nitrate and nitrite reduction, mRNA stability, and blue light sensitivity, that were affected by after-ripening in the coleorhiza that may be downstream of ABA signaling. Based on these results, we propose that the coleorhiza plays a major role in causing dormancy by acting as a barrier to root emergence and that after-ripening potentiates molecular changes related to ABA metabolism and sensitivity that ultimately lead to degradation of the coleorhiza, root emergence, and germination.
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- José M Barrero
- Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Talbot MJ, Wasteneys G, McCurdy DW, Offler CE. Research note: Deposition patterns of cellulose microfibrils in flange wall ingrowths of transfer cells indicate clear parallels with those of secondary wall thickenings. Funct Plant Biol 2007; 34:307-313. [PMID: 32689357 DOI: 10.1071/fp06273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The arrangement of cellulose microfibrils and cortical microtubules in transfer cells depositing flange wall ingrowths have been determined with field emission scanning electron microscopy and immunofluorescence confocal microscopy. In xylem transfer cells of wheat (Triticum aestivum) stem nodes and transfer cells of corn (Zea mays) endosperm tissue, cellulose microfibrils were aligned in parallel bundles to form the linear wall ingrowths characteristic of flange ingrowth morphology. In both cell types, linear bundles of cellulose microfibrils were deposited over an underlying wall composed of randomly arranged microfibrils. Acid extraction of wheat xylem transfer cells established that flange ingrowths were composed of crystalline cellulose. Immunofluorescence labelling of microtubules in wheat xylem transfer cells showed that bundles of microtubules were positioned directly below and parallel with developing flange ingrowths, whereas more mature ingrowths were flanked by bundles of microtubules. These results show that the parallel organisation of cellulose microfibrils in flange wall ingrowths is similar to those in secondary wall thickenings in xylem elements, and that deposition of these structures in transfer cells is also likely to involve bundling of parallel arrays of microtubules. Our observations are discussed in terms of the possible role of microtubules in building flange-type wall ingrowths and the consequences in terms of predicted mechanisms required to build the fundamentally different reticulate-type wall ingrowths.
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- Mark J Talbot
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Plant Cell Biology Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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Wardini T, Talbot MJ, Offler CE, Patrick JW. Role of sugars in regulating transfer cell development in cotyledons of developing Vicia faba seeds. Protoplasma 2007; 230:75-88. [PMID: 17111097 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-006-0194-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Accepted: 02/28/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Transfer cell formation in cotyledons of developing faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds coincides with an abrupt change in seed apoplasm composition from one dominated by hexoses to one in which sucrose is the principal sugar. On the basis of these observations, we tested the hypothesis that sugars induce and/or sustain transfer cell development. To avoid confounding effects of in planta developmental programs, we exploited the finding that adaxial epidermal cells of cotyledons, which do not become transfer cells in planta, can be induced to form functional transfer cells when cotyledons are cultured on an agar medium. Growth rates of cotyledons cultured on hexose or sucrose media were used to inform choice of sugar concentrations. The same proportion of adaxial epidermal cells of excised cotyledons were induced to form wall ingrowths independent of sugar species and concentration supplied. In all cases, induction of wall ingrowths coincided with a marked increase in the intracellular sucrose-to-hexose ratio. In contrast, further progression of wall ingrowth deposition was correlated positively with intracellular sucrose concentrations that varied depending upon external sugar species and supply. Sucrose symporter induction and subsequent maintenance behaved identically to wall ingrowth formation in response to an external supply of hexoses or sucrose. However, in contrast to wall ingrowth formation, induction of sucrose symporter activity was delayed. We discuss the possibility of intracellular sugars functioning both as signals and substrates that induce and control subsequent development of transfer cells.
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- T Wardini
- School of Environmental and Life Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Vaughn KC, Talbot MJ, Offler CE, McCurdy DW. Wall ingrowths in epidermal transfer cells of Vicia faba cotyledons are modified primary walls marked by localized accumulations of arabinogalactan proteins. Plant Cell Physiol 2007; 48:159-68. [PMID: 17169921 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcl047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Despite the importance of transfer cells in enhancing nutrient transport in plants, little is known about how deposition of the complex morphology of their wall ingrowths is regulated. We probed thin sections of mature cotyledon epidermal transfer cells of Vicia faba with affinity probes and antibodies specific to polysaccharides and glycoproteins, to determine the distribution of these components in their walls. Walls of these transfer cells consist of the pre-existing primary wall, a uniformly deposited wall layer and wall ingrowths which are comprised of two regions; an electron-opaque inner region and an electron-translucent outer region. The primary wall reacted strongly with antibodies against esterified pectin, xyloglucan, the side chains of rhamnogalaturonan-1 and a cellulase-gold affinity probe. The electron-opaque inner region of wall ingrowths displayed a similar labeling pattern to that of the primary wall, showing strong cross-reactivity with all antibodies tested, except those reacting against highly de-esterified pectins. The electron-opaque outer layer of developmentally more mature wall ingrowths reacted strongly with anti-callose monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, but showed no reaction for pectin or xyloglucan antibodies or the cellulase-gold affinity probe. The plasma membrane-wall interface was labeled strongly with anti-arabinogalactan protein (AGP) antibodies, with some AGP-reactive antibodies also labeling the electron-translucent zone. Nascent wall ingrowths were labeled specifically with AGPs but not anti-callose. A reduction in wall ingrowth density was observed when developing transfer cells were exposed to beta-d-glucosyl Yariv reagent compared with controls. Our results indicate that wall ingrowths of transfer cells are primary wall-like in composition and probably require AGPs for localized deposition.
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- Kevin C Vaughn
- Southern Weed Science Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS 38776-0350, USA
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Talbot MJ, Wasteneys GO, Offler CE, McCurdy DW. Cellulose synthesis is required for deposition of reticulate wall ingrowths in transfer cells. Plant Cell Physiol 2007; 48:147-58. [PMID: 17169922 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcl046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Despite the recognized physiological importance of transfer cells, little is known about how these specialized cells achieve localized deposition of cell wall material, leading to amplification of plasma membrane surface area and enhanced membrane transport capacity. This study establishes that cellulose synthesis is a key early factor in the construction of 'reticulate' wall ingrowths, an elaborate but common form of localized wall deposition characteristic of most transfer cells. Using field emission scanning electron microscopy, wall ingrowths were first visible in epidermal transfer cells of Faba bean cotyledons as raised 'patches' of disorganized and tangled cellulosic material, and, from these structures, ingrowths emerged via further deposition of wall material. The cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile and isoxaben both caused dramatic reductions in the number of cells depositing wall ingrowths, altered wall ingrowth morphology and visibly disrupted microfibril structure. The restriction of cellulose deposition to discrete patches suggests a novel mechanism for cellulose synthesis in this circumstance. Overall, these results implicate a central role for cellulose synthesis in reticulate wall ingrowth morphology, especially at the initial stage of ingrowth formation, possibly by providing a template for the self-assembly of wall polymers.
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- Mark J Talbot
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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Transfer cells are plant cells with secondary wall ingrowths. These cells are ubiquitous, occurring in all plant taxonomic groups and in algae and fungi. Transfer cells form from differentiated cells across developmental windows and in response to stress. They are considered to play a central role in nutrient distribution by facilitating high rates of transport at bottlenecks for apo-/symplasmic solute exchange. These properties are conferred by their unique structural features--an invaginated secondary wall ensheathed by an amplified area of plasma membrane enriched in a suite of solute transporters. Recent development of transfer cell experimental systems, combined with technologies to image the three-dimensional structure of wall ingrowths, is allowing identification of inductive and regulatory signals, discovery of sequential processes involved in their differentiation, and a search for transfer cell identity genes. A model of key events in differentiation of a transfer cell is presented to highlight areas for future investigation.
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- Christina E Offler
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia.
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Talbot MJ, Offler CE, McCurdy DW. Transfer cell wall architecture: a contribution towards understanding localized wall deposition. Protoplasma 2002; 219:197-209. [PMID: 12099220 DOI: 10.1007/s007090200021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A survey is presented of the architecture of secondary wall ingrowths in transfer cells from various taxa based on scanning electron microscopy. Wall ingrowths are a distinguishing feature of transfer cells and serve to amplify the plasma membrane surface area available for solute transport. Morphologically, two categories of ingrowths are recognized: reticulate and flange. Reticulate-type wall ingrowths are characterized by the deposition of small papillae that emerge from the underlying wall at discrete but apparently random loci, then branch and interconnect to form a complex labyrinth of variable morphology. In comparison, flange-type ingrowths are deposited as curvilinear ribs of wall material that remain in contact with the underlying wall along their length and become variously elaborate in different transfer cell types. This paper discusses the morphology of different types of wall ingrowths in relation to existing models for deposition of other secondary cell walls.
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- Mark J Talbot
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
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Talbot MJ, Franceschi VR, McCurdy DW, Offler CE. Wall ingrowth architecture in epidermal transfer cells of Vicia faba cotyledons. Protoplasma 2001; 215:191-203. [PMID: 11732058 DOI: 10.1007/bf01280314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We describe the use of scanning electron microscopy to provide novel views of the three-dimensional morphology of the ingrowth wall in epidermal transfer cells of cotyledons of developing Vicia faba seed. Wall ingrowth deposition in these cells amplifies the surface area of plasma membrane available for transport of solutes during cotyledon development. Despite the physiological importance of such amplification, little is known about wall ingrowth morphology and deposition in transfer cells. A detailed morphological analysis of wall deposition in this study clearly established for the first time that wall ingrowths are deposited at scattered, discrete loci as papillate ingrowth projections. The new views of the ingrowth wall revealed that these projections branch and fuse laterally, and fusion occurs by fine connections to form a fenestrated sheet or layer. This sheet of wall material then provides a base for further deposition of ingrowth projections to progressively build many interconnected, fenestrated layers. Consolidations, or filling-in, of the fenestrae in these layers appears to occur from small fingerlike protrusions of wall material which extend laterally from the most recently deposited surface of the fenestrae. We propose that deposition of fenestrated layers may provide a mechanism for maintaining continuous amplification of plasma membrane surface area in the face of turnover of the plasma membrane and transporter proteins associated with it. The techniques reported in this paper will provide new opportunities to investigate wall ingrowth deposition and its regulation in transfer cells.
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- M J Talbot
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.
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1. The effects of intracellular QX-314 on Ca2+ currents were examined in CA1 pyramidal cells acutely isolated from rat hippocampus. In neurons dialyzed with 10 mM QX-314 (bromide salt), the amplitude of the high-threshold Ca2+ current was on average 20% of that in control cells and the current-voltage relationships (I-Vs) were shifted in the positive voltage direction. 2. The positive shift in the I-Vs was due to the presence of intracellular Br-, because it was reproduced by 10 mM NaBr and was not present when the chloride salt of QX-314 was used. 3. Low-threshold (T-type) Ca2+ currents, at test voltages of -50 and -40 mV, were on average < 45% of control amplitude in cells containing 10 mM QX-314 (chloride salt) and < 10% of control amplitude in cells with 10 mM QX-314 (bromide salt). 4. In neurons dialyzed with 1 mM QX-314, high-threshold Ca2+ currents were still significantly different from control and Na+ currents were not completely blocked. 5. The proportions of high-threshold Ca2+ current blocked by omega-conotoxin GVIA, omega-agatoxin IVA, and nimodipine were similar in cells dialyzed with 10 mM QX-314 and control cells, indicating that the drug does not selectively inhibit any of the Ca2+ channel subtypes distinguished by these antagonists.
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- M J Talbot
- Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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