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The chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin cell wall protein LRX1 is required for root hair morphogenesis in<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>

The chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin cell wall protein LRX1 is required for root hair... Downloaded from genesdev.cshlp.org on November 4, 2021 - Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press The chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin cell wall protein LRX1 is required for root hair morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Nicolas Baumberger, Christoph Ringli, and Beat Keller Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zu¨ rich, CH-8008 Zu¨ rich, Switzerland In plants, the cell wall is a major determinant of cell morphogenesis. Cell enlargement depends on the tightly regulated expansion of the wall, which surrounds each cell. However, the qualitative and quantitative mechanisms controlling cell wall enlargement are still poorly understood. Here, we report the molecular and functional characterization of LRX1, a new Arabidopsis gene that encodes a chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin protein. LRX1 is expressed in root hair cells and the protein is specifically localized in the wall of the hair proper, where it becomes insolubilized during development. lrx1-null mutants, isolated by a reverse-genetic approach, develop root hairs that frequently abort, swell, or branch. Complementation and overexpression experiments using modified LRX1 proteins indicate that the interaction with the cell wall is important for LRX1 function. These results suggest that LRX1 is an extracellular component of a mechanism regulating root hair morphogenesis and elongation by controlling either polarized growth http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Genes & Development Unpaywall

The chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin cell wall protein LRX1 is required for root hair morphogenesis in<i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>

Baumberger, Nicolas; Ringli, Christoph; Keller, Beat
Genes & Development – May 1, 2001
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Downloaded from genesdev.cshlp.org on November 4, 2021 - Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press The chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin cell wall protein LRX1 is required for root hair morphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Nicolas Baumberger, Christoph Ringli, and Beat Keller Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zu¨ rich, CH-8008 Zu¨ rich, Switzerland In plants, the cell wall is a major determinant of cell morphogenesis. Cell enlargement depends on the tightly regulated expansion of the wall, which surrounds each cell. However, the qualitative and quantitative mechanisms controlling cell wall enlargement are still poorly understood. Here, we report the molecular and functional characterization of LRX1, a new Arabidopsis gene that encodes a chimeric leucine-rich repeat/extensin protein. LRX1 is expressed in root hair cells and the protein is specifically localized in the wall of the hair proper, where it becomes insolubilized during development. lrx1-null mutants, isolated by a reverse-genetic approach, develop root hairs that frequently abort, swell, or branch. Complementation and overexpression experiments using modified LRX1 proteins indicate that the interaction with the cell wall is important for LRX1 function. These results suggest that LRX1 is an extracellular component of a mechanism regulating root hair morphogenesis and elongation by controlling either polarized growth

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Published: May 1, 2001

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