Suberization - the second life of an endodermal cell.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1FF84DE29D81
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Suberization - the second life of an endodermal cell.
Journal
Current opinion in plant biology
ISSN
1879-0356 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1369-5266
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Pages
9-15
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The endodermis is the innermost cortical cell layer that surrounds the central vasculature and deposits an apoplastic diffusion barrier known as the Casparian strip. Although discovered 150 years ago, the underlying mechanisms responsible for formation of the Casparian strips have only recently been investigated. However, the fate of the endodermal cell goes further than formation of Casparian strips as they undergo a second level of differentiation, defined by deposition of suberin as a secondary cell wall. The presence and function of endodermal suberin in root barriers has remained enigmatic, as its role in barrier formation is not clear, especially in respect to the already existing Casparian strips. In this review, we present recent advances in the understanding of suberin synthesis, transport to the secondary cell wall, developmental features and functions. We focus on some of the major unknown questions revolving the function of endodermal suberin, which we now have the means to investigate. We further provide thoughts on how this knowledge might expand our current models on the developmental and physiological adaptation of root in response to the environment.
Keywords
Biological Transport, Cell Wall/metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, Lipids/biosynthesis, Plant Development, Plant Physiological Phenomena
Pubmed
Web of science
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