Lateral Transport of Organic and Inorganic Solutes.

ABSTRACT: Organic (e.g., sugars and amino acids) and inorganic (e.g., K⁺, Na⁺, PO₄^2-, and SO₄^2-) solutes are transported long-distance throughout plants. Lateral movement of these compounds between the xylem and the phloem, and vice versa, has also been reported in several plant species since the 1930s, and is believed to be important in the overall resource allocation. Studies of Arabidopsis thaliana have provided us with a better knowledge of the anatomical framework in which the lateral transport takes place, and have highlighted the role of specialized vascular and perivascular cells as an interface for solute exchanges. Important breakthroughs have also been made, mainly in Arabidopsis, in identifying some of the proteins involved in the cell-to-cell translocation o

SUBMITTER: Aubry E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6358943 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature