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OsC6, Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein, Is Required for Postmeiotic Anther Development In Rice

Dasheng Zhang, Wanqi Liang, Changsong Yin, Jie Zong, Fangwei Gu, Dabing Zhang
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Published September 2010. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.158865

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Synthesis of lipidic components in anthers, including of the pollen exine, is essential for plant male reproductive development. Plant lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are small, abundant lipid-binding proteins that have the ability to exchange lipids between membranes in vitro. However, their biological role in male reproductive development remains less understood. Here, we report the crucial role of OsC6 in regulating postmeiotic anther development in rice (Oryza sativa). Found in monocots, OsC6 belongs to a distinct clade from previously identified LTP1 and LTP2 family members found in both dicots and monocots. OsC6 expression is mainly detectable in tapetal cells and weakly in microspores from stage 9 to stage 11 of anther development. Immunological assays indicated that OsC6 is widely distributed in anther tissues such as the tapetal cytoplasm, the extracellular space between the tapetum and middle layer, and the anther locule and anther cuticle. Biochemical assays indicated that recombinant OsC6 has lipid binding activity. Moreover, plants in which OsC6 was silenced had defective development of orbicules (i.e. Ubisch bodies) and pollen exine and had reduced pollen fertility. Furthermore, additional evidence is provided that the expression of OsC6 is positively regulated by a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, Tapetum Degeneration Retardation (TDR). Extra granule-like structures were observed on the inner surface of the tdr tapetal layer when the expression of OsC6 was driven by the TDR promoter compared with the tdr mutant. These data suggest that OsC6 plays a crucial role in the development of lipidic orbicules and pollen exine during anther development in rice.

  • Received May 5, 2010.
  • Accepted July 6, 2010.
  • Published July 7, 2010.

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OsC6, Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein, Is Required for Postmeiotic Anther Development In Rice
Dasheng Zhang, Wanqi Liang, Changsong Yin, Jie Zong, Fangwei Gu, Dabing Zhang
Plant Physiology Sep 2010, 154 (1) 149-162; DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.158865

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OsC6, Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein, Is Required for Postmeiotic Anther Development In Rice
Dasheng Zhang, Wanqi Liang, Changsong Yin, Jie Zong, Fangwei Gu, Dabing Zhang
Plant Physiology Sep 2010, 154 (1) 149-162; DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.158865
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