Sucrose is transported from sources (mature leaves) to sinks (importing tissues such as
roots, stems, fruits, and seeds) through the phloem tissues in veins. In many herbaceous …

The development and function of multicellular organisms rely on cell-to-cell communication.
Detailed studies of animal cells show that this communication can occur by secretion of …

In plants, a complex mixture of solutes and macromolecules is transported by the phloem.
Here, we examined how solutes and macromolecules are separated when they exit the …

In terrestrial higher plants, phloem transport delivers most nutrients required for growth and
storage processes. Some 90% of plant biomass, transported as sugars and amino nitrogen …

Each cotton fiber is a single cell that elongates to 2.5 to 3.0 cm from the seed coat epidermis
within∼ 16 days after anthesis (DAA). To elucidate the mechanisms controlling this rapid …

Plasmodesmata (PD) are thought to play a fundamental role in almost every aspect of plant
life, including normal growth, physiology, and developmental responses. However, how …

A method was designed for in vivo observation of sieve element/companion complexes by
using confocal laser scanning microscopy. A leaf attached to an intact fava bean plant was …

The phloem translocation stream contains a population of RNA molecules, suggesting
plants use RNA to integrate developmental processes, at the whole‐plant level. In the …

Abstract Developing Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seeds and embryos represent a
complex set of cell layers and tissues that mediate the transport and partitioning of …

We examined the role of aquaporins (AQPs) in regulating leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf)
in Vitis vinifera L.(cv Chardonnay) by studying effects of AQP inhibitors, and AQP gene …