The physiological significance of lipid metabolic fluxes in guard cells

About this project

Japan Grant Number
JP18K06293
Funding Program
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Funding organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Project/Area Number
18K06293
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type
  • Multi-year Fund
Review Section / Research Field
  • Basic Section 44030:Plant molecular biology and physiology-related
Research Institution
  • Kyushu University
Project Period (FY)
2018-04-01 〜 2023-03-31
Project Status
Completed
Budget Amount*help
4,550,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 3,500,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 1,050,000 Yen)

Research Abstract

In plants, plastidial glycolipids are synthesized via two distinct pathways: the plastidic pathway and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) pathway. The relative contributions of the plastidic and the ER pathways to the plastidial glycolipid synthesis differ among various plant tissues, and our previous studies have shown that the ER pathway is more extensively utilized in guard cells than in mesophyll cells for the synthesis of chloroplast glycolipids. On the other hand, the physiological significance of why the ER pathway develops in guard cells is unclear. In this study, we found that galactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), one of the chloroplast lipids mainly synthesized by the ER pathway, is essential for stomatal chloroplast formation. We also found that similar to guard cells, root cells exhibit a higher proportion of glycolipid from the ER pathway and that the ER pathway has a significant contribution toward chloroplast development in the root cells.

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