Solubilization of aluminum-bound phosphorus by root cell walls: evidence from Chinese fir, Cunninghamia lanceolata

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengfei Wu ◽  
Guang-Yu Wang ◽  
Yousry A. El-Kassaby ◽  
Pan Wang ◽  
Xianhua Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Chinese Fir ◽  
Cunninghamia Lanceolata ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Lateritic Soils ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Old Trees ◽  
Solubilizing Activity

This paper considered whether it was possible to activate nonavailable phosphorus (P) with tree root organs in lateritic soils. We investigated the cell wall content and P-solubilizing activity of xylem and phloem from six different sizes of roots from 10, 22, and 34 year old plantations of the Chinese fir Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook. We found that, on average, cell wall content accounted for 81.07% of the root biomass (dry mass), and the mean solubilization of aluminum-bound phosphate by cell wall preparations was 1.89 g·kg−1. Tissue type (i.e., phloem or xylem) had a significant effect on cell wall content, with more cell wall material in the xylem, whereas P-solubilizing activity was greater in the phloem. In addition, the cell wall content of xylem increased with increasing root diameter, but P-solubilizing activity did not. A significant difference was also observed among the P-solubilizing activity of the three age classes, with lower P-solubilizing activity in the roots of 10 year old trees than in those of 22 and 34 year old trees. Since the establishment of Chinese fir plantations is increasing in southern China, where lateritic soils are widely distributed, the findings of the present study undoubtedly provide pertinent information for improving the utilization of nonavailable P by the cell walls of tree roots.

Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy reveals the response of Sphagnum cell wall material to its aqueous chemical environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 513
Author(s):  
Ewen Silvester ◽  
Annaleise R. Klein ◽  
Kerry L. Whitworth ◽  
Ljiljana Puskar ◽  
Mark J. Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Chemical Environment ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Cell Wall Material ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Flowing Liquid ◽  
Infrared Microspectroscopy

Environmental contextSphagnum moss is a widespread species in peatlands globally and responsible for a large fraction of carbon storage in these systems. We used synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy to characterise the acid-base properties of Sphagnum moss and the conditions under which calcium uptake can occur (essential for plant tissue integrity). The work allows a chemical model for Sphagnum distribution in the landscape to be proposed. AbstractSphagnum is one the major moss types responsible for the deposition of organic soils in peatland systems. The cell walls of this moss have a high proportion of carboxylated polysaccharides (polygalacturonic acids), which act as ion exchangers and are likely to be important for the structural integrity of the cell walls. We used synchrotron light source infrared microspectroscopy to characterise the acid-base and calcium complexation properties of the cell walls of Sphagnum cristatum stems, using freshly sectioned tissue confined in a flowing liquid cell with both normal water and D2O media. The Fourier transform infrared spectra of acid and base forms are consistent with those expected for protonated and deprotonated aliphatic carboxylic acids (such as uronic acids). Spectral deconvolution shows that the dominant aliphatic carboxylic groups in this material behave as a monoprotic acid (pKa=4.97–6.04). The cell wall material shows a high affinity for calcium, with a binding constant (K) in the range 103.9–104.7 (1:1 complex). The chemical complexation model developed here allows for the prediction of the chemical environment (e.g. pH, ionic content) under which Ca2+ uptake can occur, and provides an improved understanding for the observed distribution of Sphagnum in the landscape.

scholarly journals Feeding the Walls: How Does Nutrient Availability Regulate Cell Wall Composition?

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ogden ◽  
Rainer Hoefgen ◽  
Ute Roessner ◽  
Staffan Persson ◽  
Ghazanfar Khan
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Plant Cell ◽  
Nutrient Availability ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Cell Wall Composition ◽  
Nutrient Sensing ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Wall Components

Nutrients are critical for plants to grow and develop, and nutrient depletion severely affects crop yield. In order to optimize nutrient acquisition, plants adapt their growth and root architecture. Changes in growth are determined by modifications in the cell walls surrounding every plant cell. The plant cell wall, which is largely composed of complex polysaccharides, is essential for plants to attain their shape and to protect cells against the environment. Within the cell wall, cellulose strands form microfibrils that act as a framework for other wall components, including hemicelluloses, pectins, proteins, and, in some cases, callose, lignin, and suberin. Cell wall composition varies, depending on cell and tissue type. It is governed by synthesis, deposition and remodeling of wall components, and determines the physical and structural properties of the cell wall. How nutrient status affects cell wall synthesis and organization, and thus plant growth and morphology, remains poorly understood. In this review, we aim to summarize and synthesize research on the adaptation of root cell walls in response to nutrient availability and the potential role of cell walls in nutrient sensing.

Étude cytochimique ultrastructurale de la dégradation des lignines dans les résidus pariétaux de bois d'épicéa et de peuplier par le Reticulitermes lucifugus var. santonensis (Rhinotermitidae, Isoptera)

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 933-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Garnier-Sillam ◽  
I. Grech ◽  
Y. Czaninski ◽  
M.-T. Tollier ◽  
B. Monties
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Periodic Acid ◽  
Mechanical Action ◽  
Free Cell ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Picea Sitchensis ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Acetate Lead

Free cell-wall residues were prepared by extracting wood samples of spruce (Populus euramericana cv. Fidzi Pauley) and poplar (Picea sitchensis). These species were chosen for their lignin types: guaiacyl in spruce and guaiacyl–syringyl in poplar. The parietal residues obtained were used as the sole food for the xylophagous termite Reticulitermes lucifugus var. santonensis and were compared before and after ingestion and transit in the digestive tracts. Differences due to the mechanical action of the gizzard were found in association with chemical changes. Polysaccharides were unmasked after digestion and could clearly be observed after reaction with periodic acid – thiocarbohydrazide – silver proteinate. A fibrillary meshwork was also observed inside the lignified cell walls. Biodegradation of cell wall material was particularly clear in poplar where granules formed an electron-dense plasma when uranyl acetate – lead citrate or periodic acid – thiocarbohydrazide – silver proteinate was used as a contrast medium. A selective biodegradation of syringyl monomers in poplar parietal residues was indicated by thioacidolysis but requires confirmation. Breakdown of lignified cell walls begins with a biodegradation of the lignin network associated with or followed by the digestion of polysaccharides. Syringyl-rich lignin fractions seemed to break down faster. Whether the enzymic pathway leading to ligninolysis originates from the termite digestive cells or from the endosymbionts present in their digestive tract lumen remains to be defined. Key words: Isoptera, Reticulitermes lucifugus var. santonensis, wood, lignin, spruce, poplar.

Ultrastructure des parois de cerises Bigarreau Burlat de textures différentes au cours de la maturation

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 1974-1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Batisse ◽  
P. J. Coulomb ◽  
C. Coulomb ◽  
M. Buret
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Middle Lamella ◽  
Primary Cell ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Cell Wall Degradation ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Cell Wall Texture ◽  
Synthesis And Degradation ◽  
Soft Fruits

The changes in texture of fruits during ripening are linked to cell wall degradation involving synthesis and degradation of polymers. An increase in pectin solubility leads to cell sliding and an elastic aspect of tissues. The biochemical cell wall process differs between soft and crisp fruits originating from a same cultivar but cultivated under different agroclimatic conditions. Although the proportions of cell wall material are similar, the composition and structure of the two cell walls are very different at maturity. A solubilization of the middle lamella and a restructuration of the primary cell walls arising from the cells separation is observed in crisp fruits. In contrast, the middle lamella of the soft fruits is better preserved and the primary cell walls are thin and show degradation bags delimited by residual membrane formations. In addition, the macroendocytosis process by endosome individualization is more important in soft fruits. In conclusion, the fruit texture depends on the extent of the links between cell wall polymers. Keywords: cherry, cell wall, texture, ultrastructural study.

Carbon Storage in Young Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Monoculture and Mixed Plantations in Subtropical China

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 946-950
Author(s):  
Xiang Rong Cheng ◽  
Mu Kui Yu ◽  
Zheng Cai Li ◽  
Tong Gui Wu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Chinese Fir ◽  
Cunninghamia Lanceolata ◽  
Ecosystem Carbon ◽  
Mixed Plantations ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Broadleaf Tree ◽  
Betula Luminifera ◽  
Vegetation Carbon ◽  
Overstory Tree

Mixed plantations of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata, CL) and five broadleaf tree species (Ailanthus altissima (AA), Betula luminifera (BL), Sapindus mukurossi (SM), Tciliata varpubescens (TV) and Zelkova schnideriana (ZS)) were established. After 5 years, spatial distributions of carbon stocks were studied in Chinese fir monoculture and mixed plantations. Overstory tree carbon storages were significantly lower (P<0.05) in mixed plantations than that in Chinese fir monoculture plantations. Understory vegetation carbon storages were significantly lower (P<0.05) in CL+BL and CL+ZS plantations than in the monoculture plantations. No significant difference was observed between other mixed plantations and monoculture plantations. Litter carbon storage was significantly lower in CL+ZS plantations than in the monoculture plantations (P<0.05), there was no significant difference between other mixed plantations and monoculture plantations. Soil carbon storages (0-60 cm) in mixed plantations were higher than that in the monoculture plantations, except for CL+SM plantations. Total ecosystem carbon storage was no significant difference between monoculture and mixed plantations, except for CL+SM plantations. Nevertheless, spatial distribution of carbon storage was different among these mixed plantations.

THE EFFECT OF PENICILLIN ON THE STRUCTURE OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL CELL WALLS

1959 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 641-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. E. Murray ◽  
W. H. Francombe ◽  
B. H. Mayall
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Cell Wall Material ◽  
Cell Wall Synthesis ◽  
Cell Wall Component ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Resistant Strains

Cultures of sensitive stains of Staphylococcus aureus were fixed with osmium tetroxide after 1–5 hours' exposure to various does of pencillin and were embedded in methacrylate for sectioning and electron microscopy. They were compared with untreated, control cultures. The contrast of the cell wall material was untreated, control cultures. The contrast of the cell wall material was increased, by cutting the section of lanthanum nitrate.The cells increased in size and the surrounding cell wall was thinner than normal. The main lesions appeared in the developing cell wall septa, which showed a loss in density and gross irregularity of shape. Some questionable inclusions were seen in the cytoplasm. Lysis was prevented in a medium containing 0.3 M sucrose and the stable spheroplasts retained a recognizable cell wall after 24 hours' exposure to penicillin. However, the septa could not be demonstrated in the cells treated in sucrose medium.Two resistant strains were exposed to penicillin. In one, the cells showed no morphological effects; in the other, there was temporary damage to the cell septa with complete recovery.The observations support the hypothesis that penicillin interferes with the synthesis of a cell wall component and indicate that the main point of cell wall synthesis is at the site of septum formation.

Cellular Characteristics of Dinitroaniline Herbicide-Resistant Goosegrass (Eleusine indica)

Weed Science ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernal E. Valverde ◽  
Arnold P. Appleby ◽  
Steven R. Radosevich ◽  
Alfred Soeldner
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Cell Wall ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Primary Root ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Root Cells ◽  
Eleusine Indica ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Transmission Electron

Primary root cells from five dinitroaniline-resistant (R) and three susceptible (S) goosegrass biotypes from North Carolina and South Carolina were observed by transmission electron microscopy to determine whether resistance was associated with changes in cell wall formation. Cell wall malformations were found in some cells from two of the R-biotypes and in one of the S-biotypes. Malformations consisted of partially deposited cell walls and the inclusion of cell wall material in the cytoplasm. Some of the affected cells also had abnormal, lobed nuclei and malformed mitochondria. There seems to be little or no correlation between dinitroaniline resistance and cell wall malformations.

Role of Golgi Apparatus in the Formation of Plant Slimes, Cuticles and Extraneous Wall Material

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 86-87
Author(s):  
Hilton H. Mollenhauer
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Characteristic Property ◽  
Plant Cells ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Wall Properties

Cell walls are fundamentally involved in many aspects of plant biology including the morphology, growth, and development of plant cells and the interactions between plant hosts and their pathogens. Intuitively, one can recognize that these wall properties result from the sum total of the various components of which the wall is composed and that there are classes of substances each of which impart a characteristic property to the cell wall.

Influence of hygrothermal condition on dynamic viscoelasticity of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata). Part 2: moisture desorption

Holzforschung ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 579-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyi Zhan ◽  
Jiali Jiang ◽  
Jianxiong Lu ◽  
Yaoli Zhang ◽  
Jianmin Chang
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Loss Modulus ◽  
Adsorbed Water ◽  
Chinese Fir ◽  
Cunninghamia Lanceolata ◽  
Dynamic Viscoelasticity ◽  
Heating Effects ◽  
Plateau Area ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Moisture Desorption

AbstractThe influence of hygrothermal condition on dynamic viscoelasticity of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) during the moisture desorption (MDes) process was investigated. The ambient hygrothermal environments were set up as a series of constant temperatures and two relative humidity (RH) modes (RHramp-downand RHisohume). The MDesprovided space for the rearrangement of the hydrogen bonds (Re-HB) and caused a mechano-sorptive (MS) effect. The enhancement of the Re-HB effect negatively correlated with the increment of loss modulus, while the elevation of the MS and the heating effects intensified the loss modulus. Lower values of RHc, determining the plateau area of loss modulus, were obtained at higher temperatures or greater RH ramping rates. The residual instability in the wood cell wall was quantitatively characterized by the extent of the MS effect. Residual instability was inversely proportional to the RHisohumelevel during the MDesprocess. The study of time dependent viscoelastic properties under moisture changing process provided insight into the condition of adsorbed water in the cell wall and optimized the manufacturing technique involved in the thermo-hygro-mechanical treatment of wood.

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