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Wall ingrowth formation in transfer cells: novel examples of localized wall deposition in plant cells
Author/Creator
McCurdy, David W.;  Patrick, John W.;  Offler, Christina E.
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Description
The formation of wall ingrowths increases plasma membrane surface areas of transfer cells involved in membrane transport of nutrients in plants. Construction of these ingrowths provides intriguing and diverse examples of localized wall deposition. Flange wall ingrowths resemble secondary wall thickenings of tracheary elements in morphology and probable mechanisms of deposition. By contrast, reticulate wall ingrowths, deposited as discrete papillate projections, branch and fuse to create a fenestrated wall labyrinth representing a novel form of localized wall deposition. Papillate wall ingrowths are initiated as patches of disorganized cellulosic material and are compositionally similar to primary walls, except for a surrounding layer of callose and enhanced levels of arabinogalactan proteins at the ingrowth/membrane interface. How this unusual form of localized wall deposition is constructed is unknown but may involve constraining cellulose-synthesizing rosette complexes at their growing tips.
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Current Opinion in Plant Biology Vol. 11, Issue 6, p. 653-661
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.08.005
Date
2008
Publisher
Elsevier
Keyword(s)
wall ingrowths;  transfer cells;  plants;  nutrient transportation;  membrane surface areas
Resource Type
journal article
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43327
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ISSN:1369-5266
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"Current Opinion in Plant Biology"
 
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