How do plant cells talk to each other using systemic signalling?
Summary
Plants transmit signals from cell-to-cell over long distances, sometimes traversing their entire length within minutes. These signals convey information about changes in the environment and/or the presence of pathogens.
As they pass from cell-to-cell, the signals turn “on” different defence and acclimation responses that make the plant more resilient to the stresses that triggered the signal. Cell-to-cell waves of reactive oxygen species, calcium, and electric signals mediate this process. But how they do so is a mystery.
Researcher Profile
Ron Mittler is tenured Professor at the The Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and The Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine. His laboratory is located at:
Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri,
1201 Rollins St,
Columbia,
MO 65201
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The postdocs that worked or are currently working on this project are:
Drs. Yosef Fichman, Sara I. Zandalinas, Amith R. Devireddy, Nobuhiro Suzuki and Gad Miller.