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CELLS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10040733
Keywords
auxin; plasmodesmata; calcium; embryogenesis; cellular patterning; callose; cell-to-cell communication; ARF; AUX; IAA; ABP1
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Plasmodesmata play crucial roles in intercellular transport, but high permeability may affect the establishment of auxin maxima. Disrupting the symplastic continuum is necessary for inducing or completing certain developmental processes. Research focuses on auxin-dependent regulation of plasmodesmata function, potentially participating in gene expression by altering permeability.
Plasmodesmata form intercellular channels which ensure the transport of various molecules during embryogenesis and postembryonic growth. However, high permeability of plasmodesmata may interfere with the establishment of auxin maxima, which are required for cellular patterning and the development of distinct tissues. Therefore, diffusion through plasmodesmata is not always desirable and the symplastic continuum must be broken up to induce or accomplish some developmental processes. Many data show the role of auxin maxima in the regulation of auxin-responsive genes and the establishment of various cellular patterns. However, still little is known whether and how these maxima are formed in the embryo proper before 16-cell stage, that is, when there is still a nonpolar distribution of auxin efflux carriers. In this work, we focused on auxin-dependent regulation of plasmodesmata function, which may provide rapid and transient changes of their permeability, and thus take part in the regulation of gene expression.
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