Controlling intercellular flow through mechanosensitive plasmodesmata nanopores

Plasmodesmata channels connect neighbouring plant cells and respond to external stimuli via changes in permeability. Here Park et al. propose that mechanical forces can displace the dumbbell-shaped ER-desmotubule complex that spans the central plasmodesmatal cylinder leading to closure of the pore.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keunhwan Park, Jan Knoblauch, Karl Oparka, Kaare H. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11201-0