Ancient origin of fucosylated xyloglucan in charophycean green algae
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- Ancient origin of fucosylated xyloglucan in charophycean green algae
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The charophycean green algae (CGA or basal streptophytes) are of particular evolutionary significance because their ancestors gave rise to land plants. One outstanding feature of these algae is that their cell walls exhibit remarkable similarities to those of land plants. Xyloglucan (XyG) is a major structural component of the cell walls of most land plants and was originally thought to be absent in CGA. This study presents evidence that XyG evolved in the CGA. This is based on a) the identification of orthologs of the genetic machinery to produce XyG, b) the identification of XyG in a range of CGA and, c) the structural elucidation of XyG, including uronic acid-containing XyG, in selected CGA. Most notably, XyG fucosylation, a feature considered as a late evolutionary elaboration of the basic XyG structure and orthologs to the corresponding biosynthetic enzymes are shown to be present in Mesotaenium caldariorum.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 754 |
Journal | Communications Biology |
Volume | 4 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 2399-3642 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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