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(American Journal of Botany. 2008;95:766-771.)
doi: 10.3732/ajb.2007314
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Brief Communication

Ontogeny in terminal buds of Abies nordmanniana (Pinaceae) characterized by ubiquitin1

Bjarke Veierskov2,4, Hanne N. Rasmussen3 and Brian Eriksen2

2 University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant Biology, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark 3 University of Copenhagen, Forest & Landscape, Hoersholm Kongevej 11, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark

ABSTRACT

Meristematic activity in the bud meristem of Abies nordmanniana was visualized by ubiquitin immunohistochemical localization from before bud break and throughout shoot expansion. Ubiquitin was detected in meristematic cells either in the cytosol or nucleus, or both, depending on tissue type and developmental stage. During winter dormancy, ubiquitin was only observed in the protodermal/hypodermal layers, but at bud break in mid May, the signal expanded to the entire shoot tip. At the end of May, a clear zonation in ubiquitin localization appeared that lasted about one month. Throughout this period, ubiquitin was barely detectable in a central group of cells that might indicate an organizing center with stem cells. At the end of June, coinciding with the transition from scale leaf to needle primordia production, ubiquitin again was more prevalent in the peripheral cell layers. During shoot expansion, a strong ubiquitin signal developed in the axil of all needles. Most of these signals later disappeared, except for those few axils where buds actually developed. A strong ubiquitin signal was also observed in cells lining the young resin ducts. Our data showed that ubiquitin may be used as a marker for metabolic activity associated with seasonal development in the apical meristem.

Key Words: apical shoot meristem • bud development • gymnosperm • immunohistochemistry • resin ducts






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