Diversity and formation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived compartments in plants. Are these compartments specific to plant cells?
Diversity and formation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived compartments in plants. Are these compartments specific to plant cells?
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DOI:
10.1104/pp.104.053876
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发表时间:
2004-11-01
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7.4
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Nishimura, M
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Hara-Nishimura, I;Matsushima, R;Nishimura, M
Unlike animals, plants are not able to escape from adverse circumstances. To cope with external stresses, plants modulate the endomembrane systems, especially the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is the most flexible and adaptable organelle (Staehelin, 1997). Alternatively, plants generate a specialized compartment from the ER to accumulate an enormous amount of proteins that are actively synthesized on the ER (Chrispeels and Herman, 2000). Active protein synthesis can be regarded as an internal stress. In response to the internal and external stresses, the ER differentiates into various types of compartments, each of which has its own responsibility.The diversity of ER-derived compartments has been getting increased attention in plant cell biology. The ER networks of membranous tubules and cisternae are extended throughout the cytosol area surrounding the vacuoles. The ER membrane, which occupies nearly one-half the total area of membrane in cells, can be a source of a variety of compartments. Various ER-derived compartments with sizes ranging from 0.1 mm to 10mm have been identified in plant cells (Larkins and Hurkman, 1978; Li et al., 1993; Hara-Nishimura et al., 1998; Schmid et al., 1998; Toyooka et al., 2000; Hayashi et al., 2001). All the compartments that have been characterized share three common features:(1) The ER-derived compartments accumulate a large amount of a single protein or only a few different proteins.(2) The protein components do not act within the compartments, even if they are functional proteins such as enzymes.(3) The compartments appear in a specific tissue at a particular time of the life cycle of plants. These features imply that ER-derived compartments have distinct responsibilities. To understand a physiological role of an ER-derived compartment, it is necessary to identify the protein or proteins that accumulate in the compartment. The ER-