Phosphoinositide signaling in plant development.
The membranes of eukaryotic cells create hydrophobic barriers that control substance and information exchange between the inside and outside of cells and between cellular compartments. Besides their roles as membrane building blocks, some membrane lipids, such as phosphoinositides (PIs), also exert regulatory effects. Indeed, emerging evidence indicates that PIs play crucial roles in controlling polarity and growth in plants. Here, I highlight the key roles of PIs as important regulatory membrane lipids in plant development and function.
Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3, Halle (Saale) 06114, Germany ingo.heilmann@biochemtech.uni-halle.de.
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D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
D010716:Phosphatidylinositols
Lipids; Membranes; Phosphoinositides; Plant; Polarity; Recruitment