Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation
In higher plants, the plant vascular system has evolved as an inter-organ communication network essential to deliver a wide range of signaling factors among distantly separated organs. To become conductive elements, phloem and xylem cells undergo a drastic differentiation program that involves the d...
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doaj-e8ac51c4c50a47ba81c74e07fa2c90632020-11-24T22:42:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2016-02-01710.3389/fpls.2016.00103179251Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiationBojan eGujas0Antia eRodriguez-Villalon1ETHZ, Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyETHZ, Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyIn higher plants, the plant vascular system has evolved as an inter-organ communication network essential to deliver a wide range of signaling factors among distantly separated organs. To become conductive elements, phloem and xylem cells undergo a drastic differentiation program that involves the degradation of the majority of their organelles. While the molecular mechanisms regulating such complex process remain poorly understood, it is nowadays clear that phosphoglycerolipids display a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular formation. In animal cells, this class of lipids is known to mediate acute responses as signal transducers and also act as constitutive signals that help defining organelle identity. Their rapid turnover, asymmetrical distribution across subcellular compartments as well as their ability to rearrange cytoskeleton fibers make phosphoglycerolipids excellent candidates to regulate complex morphogenetic processes such as vascular differentiation. Therefore, in this review we aim to summarize, emphasize and connect our current understanding about the involvement of phosphoglycerolipids in phloem and xylem differentiation.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.00103/fullPhloemSignal TransductionXylemPhosphatidylcholinephosphoinositidesmembrane |
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Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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Plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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plant phosphoglycerolipids: the gatekeepers of vascular cell differentiation |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Plant Science |
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1664-462X |
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In higher plants, the plant vascular system has evolved as an inter-organ communication network essential to deliver a wide range of signaling factors among distantly separated organs. To become conductive elements, phloem and xylem cells undergo a drastic differentiation program that involves the degradation of the majority of their organelles. While the molecular mechanisms regulating such complex process remain poorly understood, it is nowadays clear that phosphoglycerolipids display a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular formation. In animal cells, this class of lipids is known to mediate acute responses as signal transducers and also act as constitutive signals that help defining organelle identity. Their rapid turnover, asymmetrical distribution across subcellular compartments as well as their ability to rearrange cytoskeleton fibers make phosphoglycerolipids excellent candidates to regulate complex morphogenetic processes such as vascular differentiation. Therefore, in this review we aim to summarize, emphasize and connect our current understanding about the involvement of phosphoglycerolipids in phloem and xylem differentiation. |
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Phloem Signal Transduction Xylem Phosphatidylcholine phosphoinositides membrane |
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