Raman spectroscopy mapping of changes in the organization and relative quantities of cell wall polymers in bast fiber cell walls of flax plants exposed to gravitropic stress

Flax is an important fiber crop that is subject to lodging. In order to gain more information about the potential role of the bast fiber cell wall in the return to the vertical position, 6-week-old flax plants were subjected to a long-term (6 week) gravitropic stress by stem tilting in an experiment...

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Published in:Frontiers in plant science 2022-08, Vol.13, p.976351-976351
Main Authors: Blervacq, Anne-Sophie, Moreau, Myriam, Duputié, Anne, De Waele, Isabelle, Duponchel, Ludovic, Hawkins, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abiotic stress
bast fibers
Botanics
cell wall
Chemical Sciences
chemometric
flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
Life Sciences
Plant Science
Polymers
Raman spectroscopy
Vegetal Biology
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Summary:Flax is an important fiber crop that is subject to lodging. In order to gain more information about the potential role of the bast fiber cell wall in the return to the vertical position, 6-week-old flax plants were subjected to a long-term (6 week) gravitropic stress by stem tilting in an experimental set-up that excluded autotropism. Stress induced significant morphometric changes (lumen surface, lumen diameter, and cell wall thickness and lumen surface/total fiber surface ratio) in pulling- and opposite-side fibers compared to control fibers. Changes in the relative amounts and spatial distribution of cell wall polymers in flax bast fibers were determined by Raman vibrational spectroscopy. Following spectra acquisition, datasets (control, pulling- and opposite sides) were analyzed by principal component analysis, PC score imaging, and Raman chemical cartography of significant chemical bonds. Our results show that gravitropic stress induces discrete but significant changes in the composition and/or spatial organization of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin within the cell walls of both pulling side and opposite side fibers.
ISSN:1664-462X
1664-462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2022.976351