Kitagawa, M., Jackson, D. (March 2017) Plasmodesmata-Mediated Cell-to-Cell Communication in the Shoot Apical Meristem: How Stem Cells Talk. Plants, 6 (1). p. 12. ISSN 2223-7747
Abstract
Positional information is crucial for the determination of plant cell fates, and it is established based on coordinated cell-to-cell communication, which in turn is essential for plant growth and development. Plants have evolved a unique communication pathway, with tiny channels called plasmodesmata (PD) spanning the cell wall. PD interconnect most cells in the plant and generate a cytoplasmic continuum, to mediate short- and long-distance trafficking of various molecules. Cell-to-cell communication through PD plays a role in transmitting positional signals, however, the regulatory mechanisms of PD-mediated trafficking are still largely unknown. The induction and maintenance of stem cells in the shoot apical meristem (SAM) depends on PDmediated cell-to-cell communication, hence, it is an optimal model for dissecting the regulatory mechanisms of PD-mediated cell-to-cell communication and its function in specifying cell fates. In this review, we summarize recent knowledge of PD-mediated cell-to-cell communication in the SAM, and discuss mechanisms underlying molecular trafficking through PD and its role in plant development.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Arabidopsis thaliana callose cell-to-cell communication mobile small RNAs mobile transcription factors plasmodesmata receptor-like kinase/protein |
| Subjects: | organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > apical meristem organism description > plant behavior > plasmodesmata organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > sub-cellular tissues: types and functions > plasmodesmata |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Jackson lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | 1 March 2017 |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2017 21:59 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2017 20:20 |
| PMCID: | PMC5371771 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/34145 |
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