ABCG transporters export cutin precursors for the formation of the plant cuticle.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A0C9DE51164A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
ABCG transporters export cutin precursors for the formation of the plant cuticle.
Journal
Current biology
Author(s)
Elejalde-Palmett C., Martinez San Segundo I., Garroum I., Charrier L., De Bellis D., Mucciolo A., Guerault A., Liu J., Zeisler-Diehl V., Aharoni A., Schreiber L., Bakan B., Clausen M.H., Geisler M., Nawrath C.
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
24/05/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
31
Number
10
Pages
2111-2123.e9
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The plant cuticle is deposited on the surface of primary plant organs, such as leaves, fruits, and floral organs, forming a diffusion barrier and protecting the plant against various abiotic and biotic stresses. Cutin, the structural polyester of the plant cuticle, is synthesized in the apoplast. Plasma-membrane-localized ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters of the G family have been hypothesized to export cutin precursors. Here, we characterize SlABCG42 of tomato representing an ortholog of AtABCG32 in Arabidopsis. SlABCG42 expression in Arabidopsis complements the cuticular deficiencies of the Arabidopsis pec1/abcg32 mutant. RNAi-dependent downregulation of both tomato genes encoding proteins highly homologous to AtABCG32 (SlABCG36 and SlABCG42) leads to reduced cutin deposition and formation of a thinner cuticle in tomato fruits. By using a tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) protoplast system, we show that AtABCG32 and SlABCG42 have an export activity for 10,16-dihydroxy hexadecanoyl-2-glycerol, a cutin precursor in vivo. Interestingly, also free ω-hydroxy hexadecanoic acid as well as hexadecanedioic acid were exported, furthering the research on the identification of cutin precursors in vivo and the respective mechanisms of their integration into the cutin polymer.
Keywords
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G/genetics, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G/metabolism, Arabidopsis/genetics, Arabidopsis/metabolism, Arabidopsis Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Lycopersicon esculentum/genetics, Lycopersicon esculentum/metabolism, Membrane Lipids, Plant Epidermis, Plant Leaves/metabolism, Plant Proteins/genetics, Plant Proteins/metabolism, Tobacco/metabolism, ABC transporter, Arabidopsis, acyl lipid, cuticle, cutin, diffusion barrier, plasma membrane, tomato, transport, wax
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