The Arabidopsis alkaline ceramidase TOD1 is a key turgor pressure regulator in plant cells
    作者: Li-Yu Chen,Dong-Qiao Shi,Wen-Juan Zhang,Zuo-Shun Tang,Jie Liu & Wei-Cai Yang
    刊物名称: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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    Turgor pressure plays pivotal roles in the growth and movement of walled cells that make up plants and fungi. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating turgor pressure and the coordination between turgor pressure and cell wall remodelling for cell growth remain poorly understood. Here, we report the characterization of ArabidopsisTurgOr regulation Defect 1 (?TOD1), which is preferentially expressed in pollen tubes and silique guard cells. We demonstrate that ?TOD1 is a Golgi-localized alkaline ceramidase. ?tod1 mutant pollen tubes have higher turgor than wild type and show growth retardation both in pistils and in agarose medium. In addition, ?tod1 guard cells are insensitive to ?abscisic acid (?ABA)-induced stomatal closure, whereas ?sphingosine-1-phosphate, a putative downstream component of ABA signalling and product of alkaline ceramidases, promotes closure in both wild type and ?tod1. Our data suggest that ?TOD1 acts in turgor pressure regulation in both guard cells and pollen tubes.