Plasmodesmata: a signaling hub at the cellular boundary.
Lee JY1.
Current opinion in plant biology.Curr Opin Plant Biol.2015 Aug 3;27:133-140. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.06.019. [Epub ahead of print]
Effective intercellular communication is crucial for the survival of plants. Because plant cells are encased in rigid cell walls, direct cell-to-cell exchange of cytoplasmic content is only possible through plasmodesmata (PD), membrane-lined nanotubes that connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells. PD
High-resolution confocal imaging of wall ingrowth deposition in plant transfer cells: Semi-quantitative analysis of phloem parenchyma transfer cell development in leaf minor veins of Arabidopsis.
BACKGROUND: Transfer cells (TCs) are trans-differentiated versions of existing cell types designed to facilitate enhanced membrane transport of nutrients at symplasmic/apoplasmic interfaces. This transport capacity is conferred by intricate wall ingrowths deposited secondarily on the inner face of t
Differential transcriptional networks associated with key phases of ingrowth wall construction in trans-differentiating epidermal transfer cells of Vicia faba cotyledons.
BACKGROUND: Transfer cells are characterized by intricate ingrowth walls, comprising an uniform wall upon which wall ingrowths are deposited. The ingrowth wall forms a scaffold to support an amplified plasma membrane surface area enriched in membrane transporters that collectively confers transfer c
Diffusion or bulk flow : how plasmodesmata facilitate pre-phloem transport of assimilates (JPR SYMPOSIUM : Plasmodesmata : Function and Diversity in Plant Intercellular Communication)
PREFACE : Plasmodesmata : function and diversity in plant intercellular communication (JPR SYMPOSIUM : Plasmodesmata : Function and Diversity in Plant Intercellular Communication)
Concentrates on symplasmic transport of small molecules, although the cell-to-cell transport of macromolecules will also be discussed. This book characterize the efficiency of symplasmic transport, mechanisms of molecule passage ...