DOE PAGES title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: A cell wall reference profile for Miscanthus bioenergy crops highlights compositional and structural variations associated with development and organ origin

Journal Article · · New Phytologist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14306 · OSTI ID:1332376
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Plas Gogerddan Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 3EE UK
  2. Complex Carbohydrate Research Center The University of Georgia 315 Riverbend Road Athens GA 30602 USA, US Department of Energy Bioenergy Science Center Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
  3. Biology Department University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003 USA

Summary Miscanthus spp. are promising lignocellulosic energy crops, but cell wall recalcitrance to deconstruction still hinders their widespread use as bioenergy and biomaterial feedstocks. Identification of cell wall characteristics desirable for biorefining applications is crucial for lignocellulosic biomass improvement. However, the task of scoring biomass quality is often complicated by the lack of a reference for a given feedstock. A multidimensional cell wall analysis was performed to generate a reference profile for leaf and stem biomass from several miscanthus genotypes harvested at three developmentally distinct time points. A comprehensive suite of 155 monoclonal antibodies was used to monitor changes in distribution, structure and extractability of noncellulosic cell wall matrix glycans. Glycan microarrays complemented with immunohistochemistry elucidated the nature of compositional variation, and in situ distribution of carbohydrate epitopes. Key observations demonstrated that there are crucial differences in miscanthus cell wall glycomes, which may impact biomass amenability to deconstruction. For the first time, variations in miscanthus cell wall glycan components were comprehensively characterized across different harvests, organs and genotypes, to generate a representative reference profile for miscanthus cell wall biomass. Ultimately, this portrait of the miscanthus cell wall will help to steer breeding and genetic engineering strategies for the development of superior energy crops.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; SC0006621
OSTI ID:
1332376
Journal Information:
New Phytologist, Journal Name: New Phytologist Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 213; ISSN 0028-646X
Publisher:
Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

References (73)

Breeding Miscanthus for Bioenergy book March 2013
Automated Synthesis of Arabinoxylan-Oligosaccharides Enables Characterization of Antibodies that Recognize Plant Cell Wall Glycans journal February 2015
Biomass properties from different Miscanthus species journal May 2013
Manipulating the Phenolic Acid Content and Digestibility of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) by Vacuolar-Targeted Expression of a Fungal Ferulic Acid Esterase book January 2006
Immunological Approaches to Plant Cell Wall and Biomass Characterization: Glycome Profiling book January 2012
Immunological Approaches to Plant Cell Wall and Biomass Characterization: Immunolocalization of Glycan Epitopes book January 2012
A High-Throughput Biological Conversion Assay for Determining Lignocellulosic Quality book January 2012
Cell wall polysaccharide distribution in Miscanthus lutarioriparius stem using immuno-detection journal February 2014
Utilization of wood cell wall components journal July 2015
Composition and Structure of Sugarcane Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Implications for Second-Generation Bioethanol Production journal November 2012
Biosynthesis of Pectins and Galactomannans book January 1999
Structure and functions of feruloylated polysaccharides journal September 1997
Genotypic variation in cell wall composition in a diverse set of 244 accessions of Miscanthus journal November 2011
Effect of harvesting date on the composition and saccharification of Miscanthus x giganteus journal November 2010
Microbial carbohydrate esterases deacetylating plant polysaccharides journal November 2012
Designing the deconstruction of plant cell walls journal June 2008
Plant cell wall polymers as precursors for biofuels journal June 2010
Role of (1,3)(1,4)-β-Glucan in Cell Walls: Interaction with Cellulose journal April 2014
Characterization of the Temperature Activation of Pectin Methylesterase in Green Beans and Tomatoes journal January 2006
Detection and Determination of p-Coumaroylated Units in Lignins journal May 1999
Miscanthus for Renewable Energy Generation: European Union Experience and Projections for Illinois journal October 2004
Identification of features associated with plant cell wall recalcitrance to pretreatment by alkaline hydrogen peroxide in diverse bioenergy feedstocks using glycome profiling journal January 2014
Application of monoclonal antibodies to investigate plant cell wall deconstruction for biofuels production journal January 2011
A (13,14)-beta-glucan-specific monoclonal antibody and its use in the quantitation and immunocytochemical location of (13,14)-beta-glucans journal January 1994
Location of (1 3)- and (1 3),(1 4)-beta-D-glucans in vegetative cell walls of barley (Hordeum vulgare) using immunogold labelling journal May 2002
Engineering the cell wall by reducing de-methyl-esterified homogalacturonan improves saccharification of plant tissues for bioconversion journal December 2009
The Pattern of Distribution of Pectin, Peroxidase and Lignin in the Middle Lamella of Secondary Xylem Fibres in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) journal February 2005
Collenchyma: a versatile mechanical tissue with dynamic cell walls journal August 2012
Genotype, development and tissue-derived variation of cell-wall properties in the lignocellulosic energy crop Miscanthus journal April 2014
Accelerating the domestication of a bioenergy crop: identifying and modelling morphological targets for sustainable yield increase in Miscanthus journal September 2013
Characterizing visible and invisible cell wall mutant phenotypes journal April 2015
How cell wall complexity influences saccharification efficiency in Miscanthus sinensis journal April 2015
Biomass recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor, and conversion-specific property: Fig. 1. journal June 2015
Homogalacturonan Methyl-Esterification and Plant Development journal September 2009
Feruloylation in Grasses: Current and Future Perspectives journal September 2009
Highly Substituted Glucuronoarabinoxylans (hsGAXs) and Low-Branched Xylans Show a Distinct Localization Pattern in the Tissues of Zea mays L. journal August 2000
Xyloglucan and its Interactions with Other Components of the Growing Cell Wall journal January 2015
REVIEW: Variability in Fine Structures of Noncellulosic Cell Wall Polysaccharides from Cereal Grains: Potential Importance in Human Health and Nutrition journal July 2010
A Comprehensive Toolkit of Plant Cell Wall Glycan-Directed Monoclonal Antibodies journal April 2010
Loss-of-Function Mutation of REDUCED WALL ACETYLATION2 in Arabidopsis Leads to Reduced Cell Wall Acetylation and Increased Resistance to Botrytis cinerea journal January 2011
Loss of Cellulose Synthase - Like F6 Function Affects Mixed-Linkage Glucan Deposition, Cell Wall Mechanical Properties, and Defense Responses in Vegetative Tissues of Rice journal March 2012
Reduced Wall Acetylation Proteins Play Vital and Distinct Roles in Cell Wall O -Acetylation in Arabidopsis journal September 2013
Functional Compartmentation of the Golgi Apparatus of Plant Cells: Immunocytochemical Analysis of High-Pressure Frozen- and Freeze-Substituted Sycamore Maple Suspension Culture Cells journal July 1992
Virus-Induced Silencing of a Plant Cellulose Synthase Gene journal May 2000
Evaluation of Miscanthus sinensis biomass quality as feedstock for conversion into different bioenergy products journal April 2016
Meeting US biofuel goals with less land: the potential of Miscanthus journal September 2008
Novel cell wall architecture of isoxaben-habituated Arabidopsis suspension-cultured cells: global transcript profiling and cellular analysis: Global transcript profiling of isoxaben habituation journal September 2004
Cell-wall carbohydrates and their modification as a resource for biofuels journal May 2008
Restricted access of proteins to mannan polysaccharides in intact plant cell walls: Masking of mannan polysaccharides journal August 2010
Eta Squared, Partial Eta Squared, and Misreporting of Effect Size in Communication Research journal October 2002
Variability and adaptability of Miscanthus species evaluated for energy crop domestication: MISCANTHUS SPECIES FOR DOMESTICATION journal May 2011
Differential accumulation of callose, arabinoxylan and cellulose in nonpenetrated versus penetrated papillae on leaves of barley infected with Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei journal August 2014
Engineering temporal accumulation of a low recalcitrance polysaccharide leads to increased C6 sugar content in plant cell walls journal January 2015
The pattern of xylan acetylation suggests xylan may interact with cellulose microfibrils as a twofold helical screw in the secondary plant cell wall of Arabidopsis thaliana journal July 2014
Biomass Recalcitrance: Engineering Plants and Enzymes for Biofuels Production journal February 2007
Hemicelluloses journal June 2010
Evolving Views of Pectin Biosynthesis journal April 2013
Fracking in Tight Shales: What Is It, What Does It Accomplish, and What Are Its Consequences? journal June 2016
Cellulosic Biofuels journal June 2009
Structure and Biogenesis of the cell Walls of Grasses journal June 1996
Xyloglucans in the Primary Cell Wall journal June 1989
Eta-Squared and Partial Eta-Squared in Fixed Factor Anova Designs journal April 1973
Biological conversion assay using Clostridium phytofermentans to estimate plant feedstock quality journal January 2012
Bioconversion of lignocellulose: inhibitors and detoxification journal January 2013
Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production journal January 2013
Heterogeneity and Glycan Masking of Cell Wall Microstructures in the Stems of Miscanthus x giganteus, and Its Parents M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus journal November 2013
Lignocellulosic biomass: A potential feedstock to replace petroleum journal January 2008
Cell Wall Biomass Preparation and Fourier Transform Mid-infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to Study Cell Wall Composition journal January 2015
Immunological Approaches to Biomass Characterization and Utilization journal October 2015
O-Acetylation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides journal January 2012
Cell wall composition throughout development for the model grass Brachypodium distachyon journal January 2012
Acetylation of woody lignocellulose: significance and regulation journal January 2013
Abundance of mixed linkage glucan in mature tissues and secondary cell walls of grasses journal February 2013