发布: 2019年12月20日第9卷第24期 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3464 浏览次数: 4756
评审: Yufang LuAgnieszka ZienkiewiczAnonymous reviewer(s)
Abstract
Arabidopsis seed coat epidermal cells deposit a significant quantity of mucilage, composed of the cell wall components pectin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, into the apoplast during development. When mature seeds are hydrated, mucilage extrudes to form a gelatinous capsule around the seed. Determining the monosaccharide composition of both extruded mucilage and whole seeds is an essential technique for characterizing seed coat developmental processes and mutants with altered mucilage composition. This protocol covers growth of plants to produce seeds suitable for analysis, extraction of extruded mucilage using water and sodium carbonate (used for mutants with impaired mucilage release), and extraction of alcohol insoluble residue (AIR) from whole seeds. The prepared polysaccharides are then hydrolyzed using sulfuric acid, which hydrolyses all polysaccharides including cellulose. Sensitive and reproducible quantification of the resulting monosaccharides is achieved using high-performance anion exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD).
Keywords: Arabidopsis (拟南芥)Background
In Arabidopsis, fertilization of the ovule initiates growth and differentiation of the ovule integuments into the seed coat (Beeckman et al., 2000; Western et al., 2000; Windsor et al., 2000). During differentiation, the outermost layer of integument cells begins to secrete large quantities of pectinaceous mucilage into the apoplastic space. This secretion is targeted to the point where the outer primary cell wall meets the radial cell wall, and leads to the formation of a donut-shaped pocket of mucilage surrounding a column of cytoplasm. After mucilage secretion is complete, the cytoplasmic column is replaced by a cellulosic secondary cell wall called the columella and the cells undergo programmed cell death prior to seed desiccation. When mature Arabidopsis seeds are hydrated, the mucilage expands and ruptures the primary cell wall. The extruded mucilage forms two distinct layers, a non-adherent layer that is easily detached, and an adherent layer that is strongly attached to the seed surface (reviewed in Šola et al., 2019a). Mucilage polysaccharides include pectin, hemicellulose, and cellulose. Ninety percent of the mucilage is pectin, of which 90% is unbranched Rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I; reviewed in Voiniciuc et al., 2015).
The synthesis of seed coat mucilage is not necessary for plant viability under laboratory conditions (Western et al., 2001). In addition, seed mucilage is readily accessible in large quantities. This has allowed isolation of viable mutants and development of transgenic lines with altered seed coat mucilage. The analysis of these mutants and transgenic lines can be used to understand the biosynthesis, deposition, regulation and function of mucilage polysaccharides and serves as a model system for studying various aspects of cell wall biology (Arsovski et al., 2010; Haughn and Western, 2012; Western, 2012; North et al., 2014; Francoz et al., 2015; Voiniciuc et al., 2015; Griffiths and North, 2017; Francoz et al., 2018; Golz et al., 2018; Šola et al., 2019a).
An essential technique for analyzing mucilage is rapid, reliable, and simple quantification of monosaccharides. We have developed an HPAEC-PAD technique that has been employed successfully for over a decade (Dean et al., 2007; Huang et al., 2011; Mendu et al., 2011; Voiniciuc et al., 2013; Griffiths et al., 2014; Shi et al., 2019; Šola et al., 2019b). Our protocol for seed coat mucilage extraction includes modifications for mutants such as mucilage modified2 (mum2) that produce mucilage with altered properties that impair hydration and extrusion (Dean et al., 2007; Macquet et al., 2007). We also established a method for preparation of whole seed alcohol insoluble residue (AIR). As previous analysis in our lab has shown that much of the rhamnose (Rha) and galacturonic acid (GalA) in whole seed is derived from mucilage RG-I (Western et al., 2001), this analysis can be used to determine whether the total amount of mucilage synthesized is altered. The release of monosaccharides from mucilage polysaccharides and whole seed AIR is based on the secondary acid hydrolysis derived from the Klason procedure (Coleman et al., 2009). This protocol uses sulfuric acid instead of the trifluoracetic acid (TFA) used by other mucilage analysis protocols (e.g., Voiniciuc and Günl, 2016) to improve digestion of the cellulose in seed coat mucilage. Analysis of the resulting monosaccharides by HPAEC-PAD permits sensitive and reproducible detection of both neutral and acidic sugars. This protocol could also be adapted for use in other mucilage-producing species, including Plantago and flax (Western, 2012; Yang et al., 2012; Phan and Burton, 2018).
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Dean, G. H., Sola, K., Unda, F., Mansfield, S. D. and Haughn, G. W. (2019). Analysis of Monosaccharides from Arabidopsis Seed Mucilage and Whole Seeds Using HPAEC-PAD. Bio-protocol 9(24): e3464. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3464.
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植物科学 > 植物细胞生物学 > 细胞壁
植物科学 > 植物生理学 > 组织分析
生物化学 > 糖类
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