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. 1982 Jul;70(1):82–86. doi: 10.1104/pp.70.1.82

Cell Surfaces in Plant-Microorganism Interactions 1

III. In Vivo Effect of Ethylene on Hydroxyproline-Rich Glycoprotein Accumulation in the Cell Wall of Diseased Plants

Alain Toppan 1, Dominique Roby 1, Marie-Thérèse Esquerré-Tugayé 1
PMCID: PMC1067090  PMID: 16662485

Abstract

Ethylene production and cell wall hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein (HRGP) biosynthesis are greatly enhanced in melon (Cucumin melo cv. Cantaloup charentais) seedlings infected with Colletotrichum lagenarium. Short-term experiments performed in the presence of specific inhibitors of the ethylene pathway from methionine, namely l-canaline and amino-ethoxyvinylglycine, indicate that under non-toxic conditions, both ethylene and [14C]hydroxyproline deposition in the cell wall of infected tissues are significantly lowered. On the contrary, treatment of healthy tissues with 1-aminocyclopropane 1-carboxylic acid, a natural precursor of ethylene, stimulates both the production of the hormone and the incorporation of [14C]hydroxyproline into cell wall proteins.

The data provide the first evidence of the in vivo effect of ethylene on the cell wall hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein biosynthesis in plants.

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