Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome?
Succulence is an adaptation to low water availability characterised by the presence of water-storage tissues that alleviate water stress under low water availability. The succulent syndrome has evolved convergently in over 80 plant families and is associated with anatomical, physiological and bioche...
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| author | Marc Fradera-Soler Marc Fradera-Soler Alistair Leverett Alistair Leverett Jozef Mravec Jozef Mravec Bodil Jørgensen Anne M. Borland Olwen M. Grace |
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| description | Succulence is an adaptation to low water availability characterised by the presence of water-storage tissues that alleviate water stress under low water availability. The succulent syndrome has evolved convergently in over 80 plant families and is associated with anatomical, physiological and biochemical traits. Despite the alleged importance of cell wall traits in drought responses, their significance in the succulent syndrome has long been overlooked. Here, by analyzing published pressure–volume curves, we show that elastic adjustment, whereby plants change cell wall elasticity, is uniquely beneficial to succulents for avoiding turgor loss. In addition, we used comprehensive microarray polymer profiling (CoMPP) to assess the biochemical composition of cell walls in leaves. Across phylogenetically diverse species, we uncover several differences in cell wall biochemistry between succulent and non-succulent leaves, pointing to the existence of a ‘succulent glycome’. We also highlight the glycomic diversity among succulent plants, with some glycomic features being restricted to certain succulent lineages. In conclusion, we suggest that cell wall biomechanics and biochemistry should be considered among the characteristic traits that make up the succulent syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-980c2229222349b49d2b21fbaf43a11f2022-12-22T02:54:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2022-11-011310.3389/fpls.2022.10434291043429Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome?Marc Fradera-Soler0Marc Fradera-Soler1Alistair Leverett2Alistair Leverett3Jozef Mravec4Jozef Mravec5Bodil Jørgensen6Anne M. Borland7Olwen M. Grace8Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkDepartment of Accelerated Taxonomy, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United KingdomSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United KingdomDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkInstitute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Nitra, SlovakiaDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomDepartment of Accelerated Taxonomy, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United KingdomSucculence is an adaptation to low water availability characterised by the presence of water-storage tissues that alleviate water stress under low water availability. The succulent syndrome has evolved convergently in over 80 plant families and is associated with anatomical, physiological and biochemical traits. Despite the alleged importance of cell wall traits in drought responses, their significance in the succulent syndrome has long been overlooked. Here, by analyzing published pressure–volume curves, we show that elastic adjustment, whereby plants change cell wall elasticity, is uniquely beneficial to succulents for avoiding turgor loss. In addition, we used comprehensive microarray polymer profiling (CoMPP) to assess the biochemical composition of cell walls in leaves. Across phylogenetically diverse species, we uncover several differences in cell wall biochemistry between succulent and non-succulent leaves, pointing to the existence of a ‘succulent glycome’. We also highlight the glycomic diversity among succulent plants, with some glycomic features being restricted to certain succulent lineages. In conclusion, we suggest that cell wall biomechanics and biochemistry should be considered among the characteristic traits that make up the succulent syndrome.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1043429/fullsucculenceplant diversitycell wallscell wall elasticityCoMPPglycomics |
| spellingShingle | Marc Fradera-Soler Marc Fradera-Soler Alistair Leverett Alistair Leverett Jozef Mravec Jozef Mravec Bodil Jørgensen Anne M. Borland Olwen M. Grace Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? Frontiers in Plant Science succulence plant diversity cell walls cell wall elasticity CoMPP glycomics |
| title | Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? |
| title_full | Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? |
| title_fullStr | Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? |
| title_short | Are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome? |
| title_sort | are cell wall traits a component of the succulent syndrome |
| topic | succulence plant diversity cell walls cell wall elasticity CoMPP glycomics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.1043429/full |
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