Gold Nanoparticles-Induced Modifications in Cell Wall Composition in Barley Roots

Cells. 2021 Aug 2;10(8):1965. doi: 10.3390/cells10081965.

Abstract

The increased use of nanoparticles (NP) in different industries inevitably results in their release into the environment. In such conditions, plants come into direct contact with NP. Knowledge about the uptake of NP by plants and their effect on different developmental processes is still insufficient. Our studies concerned analyses of the changes in the chemical components of the cell walls of Hordeum vulgare L. roots that were grown in the presence of gold nanoparticles (AuNP). The analyses were performed using the immunohistological method and fluorescence microscopy. The obtained results indicate that AuNP with different surface charges affects the presence and distribution of selected pectic and arabinogalactan protein (AGP) epitopes in the walls of root cells.

Keywords: AGPs; abiotic stress; barley; gold nanoparticles; immunohistochemistry; pectin; root development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Wall / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Hordeum / chemistry
  • Hordeum / growth & development
  • Hordeum / metabolism*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Mucoproteins / metabolism
  • Pectins / metabolism
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Plant Roots / growth & development
  • Plant Roots / metabolism
  • Stress, Physiological

Substances

  • Mucoproteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • arabinogalactan proteins
  • Gold
  • Pectins