植物胞间连丝(Plasmodesmata,PD)是横跨细胞壁并穿过细胞膜的特殊通道,可实现相邻细胞之间的通讯。胞间连丝开放和功能性关闭的调控机制,一直是植物发育学领域中需要探索的重要科学问题。PD微结构域由特定的蛋白质、鞘脂及固醇分子组成。已知胞间连丝 ...
In WT, PDLP7 interacts with BG10 through its GnK2-1 domain to restrict BG10 from hydrolyzing callose. Free callose in the cell wall is deposited at the PD neck to maintain a dynamically balanced ...
When facing a volatile climate, nature searches for a way to survive. For plants, that often means spreading new roots deeper and wider in search of water, particularly in times of drought. While ...
Traffic lights signal to cars and buses when to stop, slow and go. Much like traffic lights, plant cells send signals to each other to perform photosynthesis to grow or fight off destructive viruses ...
To communicate with its neighbors, animal cells use gap junctions which are symplasmic connections through which molecules can diffuse from one cell to another. In higher plants, the communication ...
Plant scientists have discovered a gene that they hope can be used to widen a nutrient trafficking bottleneck and potentially increase crop yields. Plant scientists at the Universities of Cambridge ...
Self-isolation in the face of a pandemic may save lives but it comes at the expense of life-sustaining essentials such as transport, communication and connectivity. New research suggests plants must ...