Investigation on cell death in the megagametophyte of Araucaria bidwillii Hook. post-germinated seeds

The megagametophyte of the Araucaria bidwillii seed is a storage tissue that surrounds and feeds the embryo. When all its reserves are mobilized, the megagametophyte degenerates as a no longer needed tissue. In this work we present a biochemical and a cytological characterization of the megagametoph...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB. - 1991. - 47(2009), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 599-607
1. Verfasser: Casani, Simone (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fontanini, Debora, Capocchi, Antonella, Lombardi, Lara, Galleschi, Luciano
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Schlagworte:Journal Article DNA, Plant Plant Proteins Peptide Hydrolases EC 3.4.- Caspases EC 3.4.22.-
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520 |a The megagametophyte of the Araucaria bidwillii seed is a storage tissue that surrounds and feeds the embryo. When all its reserves are mobilized, the megagametophyte degenerates as a no longer needed tissue. In this work we present a biochemical and a cytological characterization of the megagametophyte cell death. The TUNEL assay showed progressive DNA fragmentation throughout the post-germinative stages, while DNA electrophoretic analysis highlighted a smear as the predominant pattern of DNA degradation and internucleosomal DNA cleavage only for a minority of cells at late post-germinative stages. Cytological investigations at these stages detected profound changes in the size and morphology of the megagametophyte nuclei. By using in vitro assays, we were able to show a substantial increase in proteolytic activities, including caspase-like protease activities during the megagametophyte degeneration. Among the caspase-like enzymes, caspase 6- and 1-like proteases appeared to be the most active in the megagametophyte with a preference for acidic pH. On the basis of our results, we propose that the major pathway of cell death in the Araucaria bidwillii megagametophyte is necrosis; however, we do not exclude that some cells undergo developmental programmed cell death 
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