Tracheary element differentiation

Simon Turner; Patrick Gallois; David Brown

doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.57.032905.105236

Tracheary element differentiation

Simon Turner, Patrick Gallois, David Brown

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Tracheary elements (TEs) are cells in the xylem that are highly specialized for transporting water and solutes up the plant. TEs undergo a very well-defined process of differentiation that involves specification, enlargement, patterned cell wall deposition, programmed cell death and cell wall removal. This process is coordinated such that adjacent TEs are joined together to form a continuous network. Expression studies on model systems as diverse as trees and cell cultures have contributed to providing a flood of candidate genes with potential roles in TE differentiation. Analysis of some of these genes has yielded important information on processes such as patterned secondary cell wall deposition. The current challenge is to continue this functional analysis and to use these data and build an integrated model of TE development. Copyright © 2007 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-433
Number of pages	26
Journal	Annual Review of Plant Biology
Volume	58
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.arplant.57.032905.105236
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Microtubules
Programmed cell death
Secondary cell wall
Xylem

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