A Novel Endo-β-Mannanase Gene in Tomato LeMAN5 Is Associated with Anther and Pollen Development

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  • Sergei A. Filichkin
    Departments of Horticulture (S.A.F., A.M., P.-P.L., H.N.) and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (J.M.L.), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–7304
  • Jeffrey M. Leonard
    Departments of Horticulture (S.A.F., A.M., P.-P.L., H.N.) and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (J.M.L.), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–7304
  • Alvaro Monteros
    Departments of Horticulture (S.A.F., A.M., P.-P.L., H.N.) and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (J.M.L.), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–7304
  • Po-Pu Liu
    Departments of Horticulture (S.A.F., A.M., P.-P.L., H.N.) and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (J.M.L.), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–7304
  • Hiroyuki Nonogaki
    Departments of Horticulture (S.A.F., A.M., P.-P.L., H.N.) and Environmental and Molecular Toxicology (J.M.L.), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–7304

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Endo-β-mannanase (EC 3.2.1.78) is involved in cell wall disassembly and the weakening of plant tissues by degrading mannan polymers in the cell walls. Endo-β-mannanase genes are expressed in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seeds (LeMAN1 and LeMAN2) and fruits (LeMAN3 and LeMAN4). A novel endo-β-mannanase gene (termed LeMAN5) was found in the tomato genome by genome-walking PCR and bacterial artificial chromosome library screening. The 5′-upstream region of this endo-β-mannanase gene contained four copies of the pollen-specific cis-acting elements POLLEN1LELAT52 (AGAAA). A GUS-reporter gene driven with the putative LeMAN5 promoter (-543 to +38) was activated in anthers and pollen of transgenic Arabidopsis, with the highest β-glucuronidase activity detected in pollen. β-Glucuronidase expression was detected in mature pollen retained in sporangia, discharged pollen, and elongating pollen tubes in transgenic Arabidopsis. Consistently, expression of LeMAN5 mRNA and endo-β-mannnanase activity was detected in tomato anthers and pollen. In anthers, the highest mRNA expression and endo-β-mannanase activity were detected during late stages of anther development, when pollen maturation occurred. Endo-β-mannanase activity was present in discharged pollen, which was easily eluted in a buffer, indicating that the enzyme proteins are probably secreted from, and deposited on, the surface of pollen. These data suggest that the LeMAN5 endo-β-mannanase is associated with anther and pollen development.</jats:p>

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  • Plant Physiology

    Plant Physiology 134 (3), 1080-1087, 2004-03-01

    Oxford University Press (OUP)

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