gsl8 mutants disrupt cellular and tissue-level patterning, with presence of clusters of stomata in direct contact and by islands of excessive cell proliferation in the developing epidermis
FKS-RNAi transformants are more sensitive to agents that disturb the cell wall or cell membrane and to hyperosmotic stress than the wild type. In comparison with the wild type, aerial hyphae and conidial yield are obviously reduced in FKS-RNAi transformants on potato dextrose agar plates with Congo red, calcofluor white, sodium dodecyl sulfate, KCl, sorbitol or mannitol. The beta-1,3-glucan content significantly decreases in FKS-RNAi transformants
the enzyme is responsible for callose synthesis, that consists mostly of (1,3)-beta-D-glucan and is synthesized in many tissues during growth and development, playing a fundamental role in cell plate formation during cell division
the enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of callose, that occurs at specific stages of plant cell wall development in all cell types, and in response to pathogen attack, wounding and physiological stresses, multiple roles of callose in plant development and in response to pathogen attack, overview
the GSL8 gene encodes a putative callose synthase required for cytokinesis and seedling maturation. GSL8 is required for patterning as well as cytokinesis during Arabidopsis thaliana development
the plasma membrane-localized 1,3-beta-glucan synthase synthesize the main filamentous structural component of the cell wall of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1,3-beta-glucan
the enzyme is required for asexual sporulation, adhesion, and differentiation of functional appressoria. The enzyme is indispensable for appressorial penetration, development of necrotrophic hyphae, and anthracnose disease symptoms in maize