Symplasmic Intercellular Communication through Plasmodesmata

• Main Author: Jae-Yean Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
• Series: Plants
• Subjects: plsamodesmata; intercellular communication; mobile transcription factor; callose; lipid raft; natural heterografting; receptor-like protein/kinase
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/1/23

Communication between cells is an essential process for developing and maintaining multicellular collaboration during plant development and physiological adaptation in response to environmental stimuli. The intercellular movement of proteins and RNAs in addition to the movement of small nutrients or signaling molecules such as sugars and phytohormones has emerged as a novel mechanism of cell-to-cell signaling in plants. As a strategy for efficient intercellular communication and long-distance molecule movement, plants have evolved plant-specific symplasmic communication networks via plasmodesmata (PDs) and the phloem.