Signaling with Ions: The Keystone for Apical Cell Growth and Morphogenesis in Pollen Tubes

Erwan Michard; Alexander A Simon; Bárbara Tavares; Michael M Wudick; José A Feijó

doi:10.1104/pp.16.01561

Signaling with Ions: The Keystone for Apical Cell Growth and Morphogenesis in Pollen Tubes

Plant Physiol. 2017 Jan;173(1):91-111. doi: 10.1104/pp.16.01561. Epub 2016 Nov 28.

Authors

Erwan Michard^{1

2}, Alexander A Simon^{1

2}, Bárbara Tavares^{1

2}, Michael M Wudick^{1

2}, José A Feijó^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-5815 (E.M., A.A.S., M.M.W., J.A.F.); and.
² Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-901, Portugal (B.T.).
³ Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-5815 (E.M., A.A.S., M.M.W., J.A.F.); and jfeijo@umd.edu.
⁴ Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-901, Portugal (B.T.) jfeijo@umd.edu.

Abstract

Ion homeostasis and signaling are crucial to regulate pollen tube growth and morphogenesis and affect upstream membrane transporters and downstream targets.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Biological Transport
Calcium Signaling*
Homeostasis
Ions / metabolism*
Magnoliopsida / genetics
Magnoliopsida / growth & development
Magnoliopsida / physiology*
Magnoliopsida / ultrastructure
Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism
Models, Biological
Plant Proteins / genetics
Plant Proteins / metabolism
Pollen Tube / genetics
Pollen Tube / growth & development
Pollen Tube / physiology*
Pollen Tube / ultrastructure

Substances

Ions
Membrane Transport Proteins
Plant Proteins