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The Casparian strip, a structure that is present in roots, is also present in epicotyls of dark-grown pea seedlings. In a dark-grown epicotyl, the cells in each stage of the development of the Casparian strip have been suggested to be lined up basipetally in the region 3 to 37 mm below the bending point of the hook, in order of the developmental stage. Brefeldin A (BFA), a specific inhibitor of secretory transport, was administrated at 200 μM. to dark-grown pea epicotyls for 2 h via a thread passed through the epicotyl 40 mm below the bending point. The basipetal sequence of development of the modification of the cell wall at the Casparian strip, as judged by fluorescence microscopy, stopped 5 h after the start of 2 h treatment with BFA and resumed after 30 h. This basipetal sequence of development did not stop in control seedlings. Electron micrographs of endodermal cells in epicotyls treated with BFA showed striking morphological changes in the Golgi stacks and the ER. Histological examination made 20 h after the start of the experiment revealed that the basipetal sequence of development of the cell wall modification stopped at a point which was present at 25.2 ± 1.6 mm (mean with SD, n=5) from the bending point of the hook at the start while the basipetal sequence of development of the tight adhesion of the plasma membrane to the cell wall at the Casparian strip stopped 0.9 ± 0.5 mm (mean with SD, n=5) below this point. These results indicate the involvement of secretory transport not only in the introduction of the modification of the cell wall but also in the completion of the tight adhesion of the plasma membrane.
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Abbreviations
- BFA:
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brefeldin A
- PBS:
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phosphate-buffered saline
- ER:
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endoplasmic reticulum
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Karahara, I., Shibaoka, H. Effects of brefeldin A on the development of the Casparian strip in pea epicotyls. Protoplasma 203, 58–64 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01280587
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