Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 53, No. 374, pp. 1659-1669,
July 1, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
The fungal sheath of ectomycorrhizal pine roots: an apoplastic barrier for the entry of calcium, magnesium, and potassium into the root cortex?
Received 11 September 2001; Accepted 15 March 2002
1 Universität Bremen, Zentrum für Umweltforschung und Umwelttechnologie, Angewandte Botanik, Physiologische Pflanzenanatomie, Leobener Str., D-28359 Bremen, Germany
2 Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institut Phytosphäre (ICG III), D-52425 Jülich, Germany
3 To whom correspondence should be addressed. Fax: +49 421 2183737. E-mail: heibueck{at}uft.uni-bremen.de
The apoplastic permeability of the fungal sheath of two different ectomycorrhizal associations of Pinus sylvestris L. was analysed by laser microprobe mass analysis (LAMMA) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) after stable isotope labelling with 25Mg, 41K and 44Ca. Entry of 25Mg and 44Ca into the outer cortical apoplast of non-mycorrhizal roots was detected after 4 min of labelling. After a longer exposure time the endodermis with its Casparian band acted as an efficient apoplastic diffusion barrier for the radial movement of 25Mg and 44Ca into the stele. A fraction of approximately one-third of the apoplastic cations of the root cortex could not be exchanged against the external label even after longer exposure times. The ectomycorrhizal sheath of the two fungal species used, Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker & Couch and Suillus bovinus (L. ex Fr.) Kuntze, does not completely inhibit the apoplastic movement of ions into the mycorrhizal root cortex, but retarded the penetration of isotopes into the cortical apoplast. In roots inoculated with S. bovinus, a clear labelling of the cortical apoplast could first be detected after 24 h of exposure to the stable isotope solution. At this time the labelling of the cortical apoplast in these mycorrhizal roots was higher than those of non-mycorrhizal roots and, with EDXS, changes in the element composition of the apoplast were detected. The results indicated that possibly hydrophobins localized in the fungal cell wall might be involved in the increased hydrophobicity of mycorrhizal roots and the lower permeability of the ectomycorrhizal sheath.
Key words: Key words: Apoplastic movement, ectomycorrhiza, endodermis, LAMMA, Pinus sylvestris.
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