論文

2015年

Geometrical Formation of Compound Starch Grains in Rice Implements Voronoi Diagram

Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Matsushima, Ryo
  • ,
  • Maekawa, Masahiko
  • ,
  • Sakamoto, Wataru

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開始ページ
2150
終了ページ
7
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/pcp/pcv123

Starch forms transparent grains, called starch grains (SGs), in amyloplasts. One of the major morphological SG forms in Poaceae, called a compound SG, is formed by assemblies of small starch granules in an amyloplast. Starch granules assemble as a well-ordered structure; however, the mechanism that regulates this organization has not been identified. In this study, we examined how starch granules grow and converge into the final SG morphology. First, we found that the number of starch granules in an amyloplast is almost constant from the early developmental stage until endosperm maturity. Next, we quantitatively evaluated the geometrical similarities between starch granules and a Voronoi diagram, which is a mathematical tessellation of space based on the distance to a specific set of points in the space. The in silico growth simulation showed that the geometrical patterns of compound SGs resembling a Voronoi diagram is determined by physical interactions among the free-growing starch granules and the amyloplast envelope membrane. The geometrical similarity between compound SGs and a Voronoi diagram is likely a result of maximum loading and storage of starch in the amyloplast. The simulation described in this study provides a greater understanding of how compound SGs are formed and also has the potential to explain morphological variations of SGs.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcv123
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26320209
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000367190000007&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/pcp/pcv123
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 49421471
  • PubMed ID : 26320209
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000367190000007

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