Arabinogalactan-Proteins in the Multiple Domains of the Plant Cell Surface
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2296(08)60229-3
Abstract
This review examines recent information on the structure, expression and function of arabinogalactan-proteins, a class of plant proteoglycans with very broad taxonomic and anatomic distributions. Plants typically produce at least several arabinogalactan-proteins that exhibit heterogeneity in both the predominant (>90%) carbohydrate portion and in the polypeptide core. Developmentally regulated expression and various other lines of evidence indicate that arabinogalactan-proteins function in plant development, although precise functions remain to be identified. The approach in this review is to discuss the structure and function of arabinogalactan-proteins with special consideration to their localization in three domains of plant cell surface: the aqueous phase of the cell wall and extracellular spaces; the solid phase of the cell wall; and the surface of the plasma membrane. Particular emphasis is placed on modern experimental approaches, such as use of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant DNA technology, and in the recent finding that some arabinogalactan-proteins are synthesized with a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol lipid anchor.
Publication Information
Serpe, Marcelo and Nothnagel, Eugene A.. (1999). "Arabinogalactan-Proteins in the Multiple Domains of the Plant Cell Surface". Advances in Botanical Research, 30207-289.