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N L Trolinder

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PubMed1999

Hmg-coA reductase gene family in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.): unique structural features and differential expression of hmg2 potentially associated with synthesis of specific isoprenoids in developing embryos.

As a first step towards understanding the biosynthesis of isoprenoids that accumulate in specialized pigment glands of cotton at the molecular level, two full-length genes (hmg1 and hmg2) were characterized encoding hmg-coA reductase (HMGR; EC 1.1.1.34), the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of a key isoprenoid precursor. Cotton hmgr genes exhibited features typical of other plant genes, however, hmg2 encodes the largest of all plant HMGR enzymes described to date. HMG2 contains several novel features that may represent functional specialization of this particular HMGR isoform. Such features include a unique 42 amino acid sequence located in the region separating the N-terminal domain and C-terminal catalytic domain, as well as an N-terminal hydrophobic domain that is not found in HMG1 or other HMGR enzymes. DNA blot analysis revealed that hmg1 and hmg2 belong to small subfamilies that probably include homeologous loci in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Ribonuclease protection assays revealed that hmg1 and hmg2 are differentially expressed in a developmentally- and spatially-modulated manner during morphogenesis of specialized terpenoid-containing pigment glands in embryos. Induced expression of hmg2 coincided with a possible commitment to sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in developing embryos, although other developmental processes also requiring HMGR cannot be excluded.

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PubMed1992

Effects of cycling temperatures on fiber metabolism in cultured cotton ovules.

The effects of temperature on rates of cellulose synthesis, respiration, and long-term glucose uptake were investigated using cultured cotton ovules (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv Acala SJ1). Ovules were cultured either at constant 34 degrees C or under cycling temperatures (12 h at 34 degrees C/12 h at 15-40 degrees C). Rates of respiration and cellulose synthesis at various temperatures were determined on day 21 during the stage of secondary wall synthesis by feeding cultured ovules with [(14)C]glucose. Respiration increased between 18 and approximately 34 degrees C, then remained constant up to 40 degrees C. In contrast, the rate of cellulose synthesis increased above 18 degrees C, reached a plateau between about 28 and 37 degrees C, and then decreased at 40 degrees C. Therefore, the optimum temperature for rapid and metabolically efficient cellulose synthesis in Acala SJ1 is near 28 degrees C. In ovules cycled to 15 degrees C, respiration recovered to the control rate immediately upon rewarming to 34 degrees C, but the rate of cellulose synthesis did not fully recover for several hours. These data indicate that cellulose synthesis and respiration respond differently to cool temperatures. The long-term uptake of glucose, which is the carbon source in the culture medium, increased as the low temperature in the cycle increased between 15 and 28 degrees C. However, glucose uptake did not increase in cultures grown constantly at 34 degrees C compared to those cycled at 34/28 degrees C. These observations are consistent with previous observations on the responses of fiber elongation and weight gain to cycling temperatures in vitro and in the field.

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PubMed1991

Cultured Ovules as Models for Cotton Fiber Development under Low Temperatures.

Cotton fibers (Gossypium hirsutum L.) developing in vitro responded to cyclic temperature change similarly to those of field-grown plants under diumal temperature fluctuations. Absolute temperatures and rates of temperature change were similar under both conditions. In vitro fibers exhibited a "growth ring" for each time the temperature cycled to 22 or 15 degrees C. Rings were rarely detected when the low point was 28 degrees C. The rings seemed to correspond to alternating regions of high and low cellulose accumulation. Fibers developed in vitro under 34 degrees C/22 degrees C cycling developed similarly to constant 34 degrees C controls, but 34 degrees C/22 degrees C and 34 degrees C/15 degrees C cycling caused delayed onset and prolonged periods of elongation and secondary wall thickening. Control fiber length and weight were finally achieved under 34 degrees C/22 degrees C cycling, but both parameters were reduced at the end of the experiment under 34 degrees C/15 degrees C cycling. Fibers developed under all conditions had equal bundle tensile strength. These results demonstrate that: (a) cool temperature effects on fiber development are at least partly fiber/ovule-specific events; they do not depend on whole-plant physiology; and (b) cultured ovules are valid models for research on the regulation of the field cool temperature response.

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