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PLANT CELL
卷 34, 期 1, 页码 273-286出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab227
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- Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, an Energy Frontier Research Center - US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences [DESC0001090]
- NSF [MRI-1625473]
Confocal imaging has limitations in exploring the dynamic behaviors of CESA particles, but Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) provides a two-fold improvement in resolution and reveals new insights into the dense arrangement of cellulose. SIM data show coordinated control of CESA catalytic activity, variability in CESA track patterns, and highlight SIM as a powerful tool for advancing CESA imaging beyond conventional light microscopy.
Confocal imaging has shown that CELLULOSE SYNTHASE (CESA) particles move through the plasma membrane as they synthesize cellulose. However, the resolution limit of confocal microscopy circumscribes what can be discovered about these tiny biosynthetic machines. Here, we applied Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM), which improves resolution two-fold over confocal or widefield imaging, to explore the dynamic behaviors of CESA particles in living plant cells. SIM imaging reveals that Arabidopsis thaliana CESA particles are more than twice as dense in the plasma membrane as previously estimated, helping explain the dense arrangement of cellulose observed in new wall layers. CESA particles tracked by SIM display minimal variation in velocity, suggesting coordinated control of CESA catalytic activity within single complexes and that CESA complexes might move steadily in tandem to generate larger cellulose fibrils or bundles. SIM data also reveal that CESA particles vary in their overlaps with microtubule tracks and can complete U-turns without changing speed. CESA track patterns can vary widely between neighboring cells of similar shape, implying that cellulose patterning is not the sole determinant of cellular growth anisotropy. Together, these findings highlight SIM as a powerful tool to advance CESA imaging beyond the resolution limit of conventional light microscopy.
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