The phloem, a miracle of ingenuity Export

@article{citeulike:584264, abstract = {ABSTRACT This review deals with aspects of the cellular and molecular biology of the sieve element/companion cell complex, the functional unit of sieve tubes in angiosperms. It includes the following issues: (a) evolution of the sieve elements; (b) the specific structural outfit of sieve elements and its functional significance; (c) modes of cellular and molecular interaction between sieve element and companion cell; (d) plasmodesmal trafficking between sieve element and companion cell as the basis for macromolecular long-distance signalling in the phloem; (e) diversity of sieve element/companion cell complexes in the respective phloem zones (collection phloem, transport phloem, release phloem); (f) deployment of carriers, pumps and channels on the plasma membrane of sieve element/companion cell complexes in various phloem zones; and (g) implications of the molecular-cellular equipment of sieve element/companion cells complexes for mass flow of water and solutes in a whole-plant frame.}, author = {Van}, citeulike-article-id = {584264}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00963.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00963.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/118877762/ABSTRACT}, comment = {details on structure and function of phloem }, doi = {10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00963.x}, journal = {Plant, Cell and Environment}, keywords = {phloem, structure}, number = {1}, pages = {125--149}, posted-at = {2006-04-12 16:36:03}, priority = {2}, title = {The phloem, a miracle of ingenuity}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00963.x}, volume = {26}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:584264 L3 - citeulike-article-id:584264 N2 - ABSTRACT This review deals with aspects of the cellular and molecular biology of the sieve element/companion cell complex, the functional unit of sieve tubes in angiosperms. It includes the following issues: (a) evolution of the sieve elements; (b) the specific structural outfit of sieve elements and its functional significance; (c) modes of cellular and molecular interaction between sieve element and companion cell; (d) plasmodesmal trafficking between sieve element and companion cell as the basis for macromolecular long-distance signalling in the phloem; (e) diversity of sieve element/companion cell complexes in the respective phloem zones (collection phloem, transport phloem, release phloem); (f) deployment of carriers, pumps and channels on the plasma membrane of sieve element/companion cell complexes in various phloem zones; and (g) implications of the molecular-cellular equipment of sieve element/companion cells complexes for mass flow of water and solutes in a whole-plant frame. IS - 1 JF - Plant, Cell and Environment EP - 149 TI - The phloem, a miracle of ingenuity VL - 26 SP - 125 KW - phloem KW - structure N1 - details on structure and function of phloem AU - Van PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00963.x ER -