Le Hir, Rozenn
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Phloem is the major route for transport of carbohydrates, amino acids, and other nutrients from source to sink tissues. Hormones, mRNAs, small RNAs and proteins also are transported by the phloem, and potentially play pivotal roles in communication between organs to coordinate plant development and physiology. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in phloem transport and signalling is still lacking. Recent transcript profiling in several plant species has provided new insights to phloem-specialized functions. Here, we review conclusions regarding the unique functions of the phloem and discuss putative roles for mRNAs and small RNA species in long-distance signalling.
Published in
Trends in Plant Science
2008, volume: 13, number: 6, pages: 273-280
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
SLU Authors
Bellini, Catherine
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA)
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2008.03.006
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/17639