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Suppression of cell wall stiffening along coleoptiles of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings grown under osmotic stress conditions

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Effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced osmotic stress on the mechanical properties of cell walls and the levels of their components were investigated along intact wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) coleoptiles. Stress-relaxation analysis showed that the cell walls of stressed coleoptiles were loosened as compared with those of unstressed ones not only in the apical but in the basal regions. The amounts of wall-bound ferulic acid (FA) and diferulic acid (DFA) of stressed coleoptiles were substantially lower than those of unstressed ones in all regions. The cellulose and hemicellulose contents increased toward the coleoptile base. Osmotic stress reduced the cellulose content in the basal region but it slightly affected the hemicellulose content. The molecular weight of hemicellulose in the apical region of stressed coleoptiles was higher than that of unstressed ones, while that in the basal region was almost the same in both coleoptiles. FA, DFA and cellulose contents correlated with the cell wall mechanical property. The amount and molecular weight of hemicellulose, however, did not correlate. These results suggest that the reduced levels of FA and DFA in all regions and cellulose in the basal region of wheat coleoptiles are involved in maintaining the cell wall extensibility under osmotic stress.

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Abbreviations

DFA:

diferulic acid

FA:

ferulic acid

PEG:

polyethylene glycol

To:

minimum stress-relaxation time

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Wakabayashi, K., Hoson, T. & Kamisaka, S. Suppression of cell wall stiffening along coleoptiles of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings grown under osmotic stress conditions. J. Plant Res. 110, 311–316 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02524928

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