A fast brassinolide-regulated response pathway in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana

作者：Caesar Katharina; Elgass Kirstin; Chen Zhonghua; Huppenberger Peter; Witthoeft Janika; Schleifenbaum Frank; Blatt Michael R; Oecking Claudia; Harter Klaus^*

来源：Plant Journal, 2011, 66(3): 528-540.

DOI：10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04510.x

• brassinolide
• brassinosteroid-insensitive 1 (BRI1)
• fluorescence lifetime
• membrane potential
• P-ATPase
• cell wall

To understand molecular processes in living plant cells, quantitative spectro-microscopic technologies are required. By combining fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy with confocal microscopy, we studied the subcellular properties and function of a GFP-tagged variant of the plasma membrane-bound brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 (BRI1-GFP) in living cells of Arabidopsis seedlings. Shortly after adding brassinolide, we observed BRI1-dependent cell-wall expansion, preceding cell elongation. In parallel, the fluorescence lifetime of BRI1-GFP decreased, indicating an alteration in the receptor's physico-chemical environment. The parameter modulating the fluorescence lifetime of BRI1-GFP was found to be BL-induced hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane. Furthermore, for induction of hyperpolarization and cell-wall expansion, activation of the plasma membrane P-ATPase was necessary. This activation required BRI1 kinase activity, and was mediated by BL-modulated interaction of BRI1 with the P-ATPase. Our results were used to develop a model suggesting that there is a fast BL-regulated signal response pathway within the plasma membrane that links BRI1 with P-ATPase for the regulation of cell-wall expansion.

• 出版日期2011-5