Phosphatidylserine Synthase Controls Cell Elongation Especially in the Uppermost Internode in Rice by Regulation of Exocytosis

PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153119. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153119. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

The uppermost internode is one of the fastest elongating organs in rice, and is expected to require an adequate supply of cell-wall materials and enzymes to the cell surface to enhance mechanical strength. Although it has been reported that the phenotype of shortened uppermost internode 1 (sui1) is caused by mutations in PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE SYNTHASE (OsPSS), the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here we show that the OsPSS-1, as a gene expressed predominantly in elongating cells, regulates post-Golgi vesicle secretion to intercellular spaces. Mutation of OsPSS-1 leads to compromised delivery of CESA4 and secGFP towards the cell surface, resulting in weakened intercellular adhesion and disorganized cell arrangement in parenchyma. The phenotype of sui1-4 is caused largely by the reduction in cellulose contents in the whole plant and detrimental delivery of pectins in the uppermost internode. We found that OsPSS-1 and its potential product PS (phosphatidylserine) localized to organelles associated with exocytosis. These results together suggest that OsPSS-1 plays a potential role in mediating cell expansion by regulating secretion of cell wall components.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • CDPdiacylglycerol-Serine O-Phosphatidyltransferase / genetics*
  • CDPdiacylglycerol-Serine O-Phosphatidyltransferase / metabolism
  • Cell Wall / metabolism
  • Cellulose / metabolism
  • Exocytosis*
  • Mutation
  • Organelles / metabolism
  • Oryza / enzymology
  • Oryza / genetics
  • Oryza / growth & development*
  • Pectins
  • Phenotype
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Pectins
  • Cellulose
  • CDPdiacylglycerol-Serine O-Phosphatidyltransferase

Grants and funding

Funding was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant numbers: 91535302, 31571629 (http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/), to ZJC. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.