A plant glycosyltransferase was utilized to modify the properties of gum arabic as an oil-in-water emulsifier. We previously reported that recombinant beta-glucuronosyltransferase (AtGlcAT14A) from Arabidopsis thalian...
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A plant glycosyltransferase was utilized to modify the properties of gum arabic as an oil-in-water emulsifier. We previously reported that recombinant beta-glucuronosyltransferase (AtGlcAT14A) from Arabidopsis thaliana produced in Pichia pastoris possesses glucuronosyltransferase activity to transfer glucuronic acid (GlcA) from UDP-GlcA to beta-1,3-galactan main chain and beta-1,6-galactan side chains of type II arabinogalactan. In this paper, we report that AtGlcAT14A can also transfer GlcA from UDP-GlcA to gum arabic at the optimal pH value of 5 in the absence of dicationic ion. In the modified gum Arabic, GlcA was primarily incorporated into the beta-1,6-galactans. The oil-in-water emulsions created by the modified gum arabic were smaller, less flocculated and threefold more stable than that produced by the unmodified gum arabic. It is conceivable that the additional GlcA on the surface of gum arabic prevents flocculation by increasing surface electrostatic repulsion, which leads to more stable oil-in-water emulsions. Our study implicates the structure-function relationship and provides a potential method for the enzyme-based manipulation of gum arabic.
Root hairs are single cells that develop by tip growth, a process shared with pollen tubes, axons, and fungal hyphae. However, structural plant cell walls impose constraints to accomplish tip growth. In addition to po...
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Root hairs are single cells that develop by tip growth, a process shared with pollen tubes, axons, and fungal hyphae. However, structural plant cell walls impose constraints to accomplish tip growth. In addition to polysaccharides, plant cell walls are composed of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs), which include several groups of O-glycoproteins, including extensins (EXTs). Proline hydroxylation, an early post-translational modification (PTM) of HRGPs catalyzed by prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs), defines their subsequent O-glycosylation sites. In this work, our genetic analyses prove that P4H5, and to a lesser extent P4H2 and P4H13, are pivotal for root hair tip growth. Second, we demonstrate that P4H5 has in vitro preferred specificity for EXT substrates rather than for other HRGPs. Third, by P4H promoter and protein swapping approaches, we show that P4H2 and P4H13 have interchangeable functions but cannot replace P4H5. These three P4Hs are shown to be targeted to the secretory pathway, where P4H5 forms dimers with P4H2 and P4H13. Finally, we explore the impact of deficient proline hydroxylation on the cell wall architec- ture. Taken together, our results support a model in which correct peptidyl-proline hydroxylation on EXTs, and possibly in other HRGPs, is required for proper cell wall self-assembly and hence root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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