Importance of symplasmic communication in cell differentiation.
Symplasmic communication via plasmodesmata (PD) is part of the system of information exchange between plant cells. Molecules that pass through the PD include ions, some hormones, minerals, amino acids, and sugars but also proteins, transcription factors, and different classes of RNA, and as such PD can participate in the coordination of plant growth and development. This review summarizes the current literature on this subject and the role of PD in signal exchange, the importance of symplasmic communication and symplasmic domains in plant cell differentiation, and highlights the future prospective in the exploration of PD functions in plants. Moreover, this review also describes the potential use of barley root epidermis and non-zygotic embryogenesis in study of symplasmic communication during cell differentiation.
Department of Genetics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Silesia; Katowice, Poland.
Marek
M
Marzec
Laboratory of Cell Biology; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Silesia; Katowice, Poland.
Ewa
E
Kurczynska
D002450:Cell Communication; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D047108:Embryonic Development; D001467:Hordeum; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D019441:Plant Epidermis; D031425:Plasmodesmata / Q000502:physiology*
Arabidopsis thaliana; Hordeum vulgare; cell differentiation; plasmodesmata; root epidermis; somatic and zygotic embryogenesis; symplasmic domain