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OsKinesin-13A is an active microtubule depolymerase involved in glume length regulation via affecting cell elongation.


ABSTRACT: Grain size is an important trait influencing both the yield and quality of rice and its major determinant is glume size. However, how glume size is regulated remains largely unknown. Here, we report the characterization of OsKinesin-13A, which regulates cell elongation and glume length in rice. The mutant of OsKinesin-13A, sar1, displayed length reduction in grains and other organs including internodes, leaves and roots. The grain phenotype in sar1 was directly caused by reduction in glume length, which in turn restricted caryopsis size. Histological results revealed that length decrease in sar1 organs resulted from abnormalities in cell elongation. The orientation of cellulose microfibrils was defective in sar1. Consistently, sar1 showed reduced transverse orientation of cortical microtubules. Further observations demonstrated that microtubule turnover was decreased in sar1. OsKinesin-13A was shown to be an active microtubule depolymerase and mainly distributed on vesicles derived from the Golgi apparatus and destined for the cell surface. Thus, our results suggest that OsKinesin-13A utilizes its microtubule depolymerization activity to promote microtubule turnover, which may not only influence transverse orientation of cortical microtubules but also facilitate vesicle transport from the Golgi apparatus to the cell surface, and thus affects cellulose microfibril orientation and cell elongation.

SUBMITTER: Deng ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4373686 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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OsKinesin-13A is an active microtubule depolymerase involved in glume length regulation via affecting cell elongation.

Deng Zhu Yun ZY   Liu Ling Tong LT   Li Tang T   Yan Song S   Kuang Bai Jian BJ   Huang Shan Jin SJ   Yan Chang Jie CJ   Wang Tai T  

Scientific reports 20150325


Grain size is an important trait influencing both the yield and quality of rice and its major determinant is glume size. However, how glume size is regulated remains largely unknown. Here, we report the characterization of OsKinesin-13A, which regulates cell elongation and glume length in rice. The mutant of OsKinesin-13A, sar1, displayed length reduction in grains and other organs including internodes, leaves and roots. The grain phenotype in sar1 was directly caused by reduction in glume lengt  ...[more]

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