title: Long-distance transport of phytohormones through the plant vascular system.
abstract: Phytohormones are a group of low abundance molecules that activate various metabolic and developmental processes in response to environmental and endogenous signals. Like animal hormones, plant hormones often have distinct source and target tissues, hence ensuring long-range communication at the whole-plant level. Plants rely on various hormone distribution mechanisms depending on the distance and the direction of the transport. Here, we highlight the recent findings on the long-distance movement of plant hormones within the vasculature, from the physiological role to the molecular mechanism of the transport.
authors.affiliation: Biochimie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UMR CNRS/INRA/SupAgro/UM, Institut de Biologie Intégrative des Plantes 'Claude Grignon', 34060 Montpellier Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.affiliation: Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Electronic address: patrick.achard@ibmp-cnrs.unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Achard
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010940:Plant Proteins