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Patterning and Polarity in Seed Plant Shoots

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The Role of Glutathione in Photosynthetic Organisms: Emerging Functions for Glutaredoxins and Glutathionylation

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Plant Proteases: From Phenotypes to Molecular Mechanisms

Gibberellin Metabolism and its Regulation

Molecular Basis of Plant Architecture

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Flooding Stress: Acclimations and Genetic Diversity

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A Genetic Regulatory Network in the Development of Trichomes and Root Hairs

Molecular Aspects of Seed Dormancy *

Trehalose Metabolism and Signaling

Auxin: The Looping Star in Plant Development

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Structural and Signaling Networks for the Polar Cell Growth Machinery in Pollen Tubes

Regulation and Identity of Florigen: FLOWERING LOCUS T Moves Center Stage

Plant Aquaporins: Membrane Channels with Multiple Integrated Functions

Metabolic Flux Analysis in Plants: From Intelligent Design to Rational Engineering

Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance

Sealing Plant Surfaces: Cuticular Wax Formation by Epidermal Cells

Ionomics and the Study of the Plant Ionome

Alkaloid Biosynthesis: Metabolism and Trafficking

Genetically Engineered Plants and Foods: A Scientist's Analysis of the Issues (Part I)

Sealing Plant Surfaces: Cuticular Wax Formation by Epidermal Cells

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Author	Samuels, Lacey Kunst, Ljerka Jetter, Reinhard
Description	Author Affiliation: •Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada (Lacey Samuels, Ljerka Kunst, Reinhard Jetter).•Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada (Reinhard Jetter).
Abstract	The vital importance of plant surface wax in protecting tissue from environmental stresses is reflected in the huge commitment of epidermal cells to cuticle formation. During cuticle deposition, a massive flux of lipids occurs from the sites of lipid synthesis in the plastid and the endoplasmic reticulum to the plant surface. Recent genetic studies in Arabidopsis have improved our understanding of fatty acid elongation and of the subsequent modification of the elongated products into primary alcohols, wax esters, secondary alcohols, and ketones, shedding light on the enzymes involved in these pathways. In contrast, the biosynthesis of alkanes is still poorly understood, as are the mechanisms of wax transport from the site of biosynthesis to the cuticle. Currently, nothing is known about wax trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane, or about translocation through the cell wall to the cuticle. However, a first breakthrough toward an understanding of wax export recently came with the discovery of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters that are involved in releasing wax from the plasma membrane into the apoplast. An overview of our present knowledge of wax biosynthesis and transport and the regulation of these processes during cuticle assembly is presented, including the evidence for coordination of cutin polyester and wax production.
Starting Page	683
Ending Page	707
Page Count	25
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	15435008
e-ISSN	15452123
DOI	10.1146/annurev.arplant.59.103006.093219
Volume Number	59
Language	English
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Fatty acid elongation Alkanes Primary alcohols ABC transporters Regulation of wax biosynthesis Arabidopsis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cell Biology Physiology Molecular Biology Plant Science

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Cuticular Waxes of Arabidopsis thaliana Shoots: Cell-Type-Specific Composition and Biosynthesis

The CER22 gene required for the synthesis of cuticular wax alkanes in Arabidopsis thaliana is allelic to CER1

CUT1, an Arabidopsis gene required for cuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility, encodes a very-long-chain fatty acid condensing enzyme.

Five Fatty Acyl-Coenzyme A Reductases Are Involved in the Biosynthesis of Primary Alcohols in Aegilops tauschii Leaves

Yellow nutsedge WRI4-like gene improves drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana by promoting cuticular wax biosynthesis

GCN5 contributes to stem cuticular wax biosynthesis by histone acetylation of CER3 in Arabidopsis

The ARRE RING-Type E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Negatively Regulates Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana by Controlling ECERIFERUM1 and ECERIFERUM3 Protein Levels

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Sealing Plant Surfaces: Cuticular Wax Formation by Epidermal Cells

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