|
Plant Physiol, August 2000, Vol. 123, pp. 1313-1324
A Comparative Analysis of the Plant Cellulose Synthase
(CesA) Gene Family1
Neta
Holland,2
Doron
Holland,2
Tim
Helentjaris,
Kanwarpal S.
Dhugga,
Beatriz
Xoconostle-Cazares,3 and
Deborah P.
Delmer*
Section of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis,
California 95616 (N.H., D.H., B.X.-C., D.P.D.); and Pioneer-Hibred
International, Johnston, Iowa 50131-1004 (T.H., K.S.D.)
CesA genes are believed to encode the catalytic
subunit of cellulose synthase. Identification of nine distinct
CesA cDNAs from maize (Zea mays) has
allowed us to initiate comparative studies with homologs from
Arabidopsis and other plant species. Mapping studies show that closely
related CesA genes are not clustered but are found at
different chromosomal locations in both Arabidopsis and maize.
Furthermore, sequence comparisons among the CesA-deduced proteins show
that these cluster in groups wherein orthologs are often more similar
than paralogs, indicating that different subclasses evolved prior to
the divergence of the monocot and dicot lineages. Studies using reverse
transcriptase polymerase chain reaction with gene-specific primers for
six of the nine maize genes indicate that all genes are expressed to at
least some level in all of the organs examined. However, when
expression patterns for a few selected genes from maize and Arabidopsis
were analyzed in more detail, they were found to be expressed in unique
cell types engaged in either primary or secondary wall synthesis. These
studies also indicate that amino acid sequence comparisons, at least in
some cases, may have value for prediction of such patterns of gene expression. Such analyses begin to provide insights useful for future
genetic engineering of cellulose deposition, in that identification of
close orthologs across species may prove useful for prediction of
patterns of gene expression and may also aid in prediction of mutant
combinations that may be necessary to generate severe phenotypes.
1
This work was supported by Pioneer-Hibred
(grants to T.H. and K.S.D.), by the U.S. Department of Energy (grant
no. DE-FG-03-963ER 20238 to D.P.D.), and by the National Science
Foundation Plant Genomics Program (grant no. DBI 9872627).
2
Present address: The Volcani Institute, P.O. Box 6, Bet
Dagan, Israel.
3
Present address: CINVESTAV-IPN, Department of
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Ave IPN 2508, Zacatenco, Mexico D.F.
07360
*
Corresponding author; e-mail dpdelmer{at}ucdavis.edu; fax
530-752-5410.
© 2000 American Society of Plant Physiologists
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
|
|
 
M. A. Chapman, J. H. Leebens-Mack, and J. M. Burke
Positive Selection and Expression Divergence Following Gene Duplication in the Sunflower CYCLOIDEA Gene Family
Mol. Biol. Evol.,
July 1, 2008;
25(7):
1260 - 1273.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. Derbyshire, S. Drea, P. J. Shaw, J. H. Doonan, and L. Dolan
Proximal-distal patterns of transcription factor gene expression during Arabidopsis root development
J. Exp. Bot.,
February 7, 2008;
(2008)
erm301v1.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. L. Eveland, D. R. McCarty, and K. E. Koch
Transcript Profiling by 3'-Untranslated Region Sequencing Resolves Expression of Gene Families
Plant Physiology,
January 1, 2008;
146(1):
32 - 44.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. R. Bush and J. E. Leach
Translational Genomics for Bioenergy Production: There's Room for More Than One Model
PLANT CELL,
October 1, 2007;
19(10):
2971 - 2973.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Oikawa, A. Rahman, T. Yamashita, H. Taira, and S.-i. Kidou
Virus-induced gene silencing of P23k in barley leaf reveals morphological changes involved in secondary wall formation
J. Exp. Bot.,
July 1, 2007;
58(10):
2617 - 2625.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Z. Chu, H. Chen, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang, N. Zheng, B. Yin, H. Yan, L. Zhu, X. Zhao, M. Yuan, et al.
Knockout of the AtCESA2 Gene Affects Microtubule Orientation and Causes Abnormal Cell Expansion in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology,
January 1, 2007;
143(1):
213 - 224.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Guillaumie, H. San-Clemente, C. Deswarte, Y. Martinez, C. Lapierre, A. Murigneux, Y. Barriere, M. Pichon, and D. Goffner
MAIZEWALL. Database and Developmental Gene Expression Profiling of Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Assembly in Maize
Plant Physiology,
January 1, 2007;
143(1):
339 - 363.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. Jacob-Wilk, I. Kurek, P. Hogan, and D. P. Delmer
The cotton fiber zinc-binding domain of cellulose synthase A1 from Gossypium hirsutum displays rapid turnover in vitro and in vivo
PNAS,
August 8, 2006;
103(32):
12191 - 12196.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.-Y. Lee, S. F. Baum, S.-H. Oh, C.-Z. Jiang, J.-C. Chen, and J. L. Bowman
Recruitment of CRABS CLAW to promote nectary development within the eudicot clade
Development,
November 15, 2005;
132(22):
5021 - 5032.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. M. Brown, L. A.H. Zeef, J. Ellis, R. Goodacre, and S. R. Turner
Identification of Novel Genes in Arabidopsis Involved in Secondary Cell Wall Formation Using Expression Profiling and Reverse Genetics
PLANT CELL,
August 1, 2005;
17(8):
2281 - 2295.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I. M. SAXENA and R. M. BROWN JR
Cellulose Biosynthesis: Current Views and Evolving Concepts
Ann. Bot.,
July 1, 2005;
96(1):
9 - 21.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. Yokoyama and K. Nishitani
Genomic Basis for Cell-Wall Diversity in Plants. A Comparative Approach to Gene Families in Rice and Arabidopsis
Plant Cell Physiol.,
September 15, 2004;
45(9):
1111 - 1121.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. A. Burton, N. J. Shirley, B. J. King, A. J. Harvey, and G. B. Fincher
The CesA Gene Family of Barley. Quantitative Analysis of Transcripts Reveals Two Groups of Co-Expressed Genes
Plant Physiology,
January 1, 2004;
134(1):
224 - 236.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U. C. Kalluri and C. P. Joshi
Isolation and characterization of a new, full-length cellulose synthase cDNA, PtrCesA5 from developing xylem of aspen trees
J. Exp. Bot.,
September 1, 2003;
54(390):
2187 - 2188.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. Tanaka, K. Murata, M. Yamazaki, K. Onosato, A. Miyao, and H. Hirochika
Three Distinct Rice Cellulose Synthase Catalytic Subunit Genes Required for Cellulose Synthesis in the Secondary Wall
Plant Physiology,
September 1, 2003;
133(1):
73 - 83.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. Zhong, W. H. Morrison III, G. D. Freshour, M. G. Hahn, and Z.-H. Ye
Expression of a Mutant Form of Cellulose Synthase AtCesA7 Causes Dominant Negative Effect on Cellulose Biosynthesis
Plant Physiology,
June 1, 2003;
132(2):
786 - 795.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. S. Doblin, I. Kurek, D. Jacob-Wilk, and D. P. Delmer
Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants: from Genes to Rosettes
Plant Cell Physiol.,
December 15, 2002;
43(12):
1407 - 1420.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. W. Roberts, E. M. Roberts, and D. P. Delmer
Cellulose Synthase (CesA) Genes in the Green Alga Mesotaenium caldariorum
Eukaryot. Cell,
December 1, 2002;
1(6):
847 - 855.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. Beeckman, G. K.H. Przemeck, G. Stamatiou, R. Lau, N. Terryn, R. De Rycke, D. Inze, and T. Berleth
Genetic Complexity of Cellulose Synthase A Gene Function in Arabidopsis Embryogenesis
Plant Physiology,
December 1, 2002;
130(4):
1883 - 1893.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I. Kurek, Y. Kawagoe, D. Jacob-Wilk, M. Doblin, and D. Delmer
Dimerization of cotton fiber cellulose synthase catalytic subunits occurs via oxidation of the zinc-binding domains
PNAS,
August 20, 2002;
99(17):
11109 - 11114.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. E. Burn, C. H. Hocart, R. J. Birch, A. C. Cork, and R. E. Williamson
Functional Analysis of the Cellulose Synthase Genes CesA1, CesA2, and CesA3 in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology,
June 1, 2002;
129(2):
797 - 807.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. P. Hazen, J. S. Scott-Craig, and J. D. Walton
Cellulose Synthase-Like Genes of Rice
Plant Physiology,
February 1, 2002;
128(2):
336 - 340.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. Yokoyama and K. Nishitani
A Comprehensive Expression Analysis of all Members of a Gene Family Encoding Cell-Wall Enzymes Allowed us to Predict cis-Regulatory Regions Involved in Cell-Wall Construction in Specific Organs of Arabidopsis
Plant Cell Physiol.,
October 1, 2001;
42(10):
1025 - 1033.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. R. Nobles, D. K. Romanovicz, and R. M. Brown Jr.
Cellulose in Cyanobacteria. Origin of Vascular Plant Cellulose Synthase?
Plant Physiology,
October 1, 2001;
127(2):
529 - 542.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L. Peng, F. Xiang, E. Roberts, Y. Kawagoe, L. C. Greve, K. Kreuz, and D. P. Delmer
The Experimental Herbicide CGA 325'615 Inhibits Synthesis of Crystalline Cellulose and Causes Accumulation of Non-Crystalline {beta}-1,4-Glucan Associated with CesA Protein
Plant Physiology,
July 1, 2001;
126(3):
981 - 992.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X. Wang, G. Cnops, R. Vanderhaeghen, S. De Block, M. Van Montagu, and M. Van Lijsebettens
AtCSLD3, A Cellulose Synthase-Like Gene Important for Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology,
June 1, 2001;
126(2):
575 - 586.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Z. Hong, Z. Zhang, J. M. Olson, and D. P. S. Verma
A Novel UDP-Glucose Transferase Is Part of the Callose Synthase Complex and Interacts with Phragmoplastin at the Forming Cell Plate
PLANT CELL,
April 1, 2001;
13(4):
769 - 780.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. S. Doblin, L. De Melis, E. Newbigin, A. Bacic, and S. M. Read
Pollen Tubes of Nicotiana alata Express Two Genes from Different {beta}-Glucan Synthase Families
Plant Physiology,
April 1, 2001;
125(4):
2040 - 2052.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
|
|
|
|
|
