OsLTP47 may function in a lipid transfer relay essential for pollen wall development in rice.

In plants, lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) transport pollen wall constituents from the tapetum to the exine, a process essential for pollen wall development. However, the functional cooperation of different LTPs in pollen wall development is not well understood. In this study, we have identified and characterized a grass-specific LTP gene, OsLTP47, an important regulator of pollen wall formation in rice (Oryza sativa). OsLTP47 encodes a membrane-localized LTP and in vitro lipid-binding assays confirms that OsLTP47 has lipid-binding activity. Dysfunction of OsLTP47 causes disordered lipid metabolism and defective pollen walls, leading to male sterility. Yeast two-hybrid and pull-down assays reveal that OsLTP47 physically interacts with another LTP, OsC6. These findings suggest that the plasma membrane-localized OsLTP47 may function as a mediator in a lipid transfer relay through association with cytosolic and/or locular OsC6 for pollen wall development and that various LTPs may function in a coordinated manner to transport lipid molecules during pollen wall development. Copyright © 2022 Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Genetics Society of China. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Libin Chen, Chonghui Ji, Degui Zhou, Xin Gou, Jianian Tang, Yongjie Jiang, Jingluan Han, Yao-Guang Liu, Letian Chen, Yongyao Xie. OsLTP47 may function in a lipid transfer relay essential for pollen wall development in rice. Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao. 2022 May;49(5):481-491

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