Dispatch. Intercellular signaling: an elusive player steps forth

Curr Biol. 2003 Apr 29;13(9):R349-50. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00272-0.

Abstract

Plasmodesmata play a central role in cell-to-cell communication in plants, allowing transport of regulatory proteins and mRNAs. A recent study has identified a specific protein that regulates the intercellular transport of macromolecules in plants, known as non-cell autonomous pathway protein 1.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / physiology*
  • Models, Genetic
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena*
  • Plant Proteins / physiology
  • Plasmodesmata / physiology*

Substances

  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • PP16 protein, Cucurbita maxima
  • Plant Proteins