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Getting the message across: how do plant cells exchange macromolecular complexes?

Karl J Oparka1

  • 1Cell-to-Cell Communication Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, Dundee, UK. kopark@scri.ac.uk

Trends in Plant Science
|January 20, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Plasmodesmata (PD) facilitate macromolecular complex (MC) transport between plant cells. This review models how cytoskeletal, chaperone, and secretory pathways guide MCs to PD pores for intercellular exchange.

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Area of Science:

  • Plant cell biology
  • Molecular biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Plasmodesmata (PD) are crucial channels for macromolecular exchange between plant cells.
  • Understanding the trafficking of macromolecular complexes (MCs) through PD is vital for plant communication and development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the nature and trafficking mechanisms of macromolecular complexes (MCs) through plant plasmodesmata (PD).
  • To present a functional model integrating cellular components involved in intercellular MC trafficking.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent cell-biological and yeast two-hybrid studies.
  • Analysis of protein interactions and trafficking pathways.

Main Results:

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  • Identification of proteins involved in the directional trafficking of MCs to PD.
  • Discovery of novel host proteins interacting with viral movement proteins.
  • Elucidation of pathways guiding MCs to the PD pore.

    • Conclusions:

    • A functional model linking the cytoskeleton, chaperones, and secretory pathway provides insights into intercellular MC trafficking.
    • Ongoing research is identifying key components of the plant intercellular MC trafficking pathway.