Plants 2018, 7(1), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7010023
Symplasmic Intercellular Communication through Plasmodesmata
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Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea
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Division of Life Science (CK1 Program), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea
Received: 8 March 2018 / Revised: 17 March 2018 / Accepted: 17 March 2018 / Published: 20 March 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plasmodesmata and Intercellular Movement)
Abstract
Communication between cells is an essential process for developing and maintaining multicellular collaboration during plant development and physiological adaptation in response to environmental stimuli. The intercellular movement of proteins and RNAs in addition to the movement of small nutrients or signaling molecules such as sugars and phytohormones has emerged as a novel mechanism of cell-to-cell signaling in plants. As a strategy for efficient intercellular communication and long-distance molecule movement, plants have evolved plant-specific symplasmic communication networks via plasmodesmata (PDs) and the phloem. View Full-TextKeywords:
plsamodesmata; intercellular communication; mobile transcription factor; callose; lipid raft; natural heterografting; receptor-like protein/kinase
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