Long-Distance Trafficking in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 279
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 52E, Canada
Interests: plant vascular system; long-distance signaling; nutrient homeostasis; plant responses to nutrient-limited stress; non-cell autonomous movement
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Similar to the animal system, the plant vasculature functions not only as a means to deliver water and essential nutrients to various tissues and organs, but also transport of signaling agent molecules, e.g., proteins, various forms of RNAs, and metabolites, which play a critical role in various plant processes; xylem transports information from the root to the shoot, and phloem delivers molecules from the source to sink tissue (e.g., developing shoot/root apex and organs). Therefore, these vasculature-mediated signaling processes involve informative exchange at the whole plant level. Plenty of evidence supports a model in which vascular-mediated signals function as pivotal elements of gene regulatory pathways, related with plant development, physiology, immunity, and crop yield. This Special Issue of Plants will discuss the function and role of plant vascular system in long-distance signaling to integrate plant development and physiology.
Prof. Dr. Byung-Kook Ham
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- xylem
- phloem
- long-distance (systemic) signaling
