Paniagua, C, Sinanaj, B and Benitez Alfonso, Y orcid.org/0000-0001-9779-0413 (2021) Plasmodesmata and their role in the regulation of phloem unloading during fruit development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 64. 102145. ISSN 1369-5266
Abstract
Fruit consumption is fundamental to a balanced diet. The contemporary challenge of maintaining a steady food supply to meet the demands of a growing population is driving the development of strategies to improve the production and nutritional quality of fruit. Plasmodesmata, the structures that mediate symplasmic transport between plant cells, play an important role in phloem unloading and distribution of sugars and signalling molecules into developing organs. Targeted modifications to the structures and functioning of plasmodesmata have the potential to improve fruit development; however, knowledge on the mechanisms underpinning plasmodesmata regulation in this context is scarce. In this review, we have compiled current knowledge on plasmodesmata and their structural characterisation during the development of fruit organs. We discuss key questions on phloem unloading, including the pathway shift from symplasmic to apoplastic that takes place during the onset of ripening as potential targets for improving fruit quality.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Phloem unloading; Fruit development; Plasmodesmata; Symplasmic transport; Apoplastic transport |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) MR/T04263X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2021 12:00 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.pbi.2021.102145 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179785 |