A phylogenetic approach to study the origin and evolution of plasmodesmata-localized glycosyl hydrolases family 17.

ABSTRACT: Colonization of the land by plants required major modifications in cellular structural composition and metabolism. Intercellular communication through plasmodesmata (PD) plays a critical role in the coordination of growth and cell activities. Changes in the form, regulation or function of these channels are likely linked to plant adaptation to the terrestrial environments. Constriction of PD aperture by deposition of callose is the best-studied mechanism in PD regulation. Glycosyl hydrolases family 17 (GHL17) are callose degrading enzymes. In Arabidopsis this is a large protein family, few of which have been PD-localized. The objective here is to identify correlations between evolution of this protein family and their role at PD and to use this information as a tool to predict the localiza

SUBMITTER: Gaudioso-Pedraza R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4033164 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature