Distinct identities of leaf phloem cells revealed by single cell transcriptomics

• Published in: The Plant cell Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 511 - 530
• Main Authors: Kim, Ji-Yun, Symeonidi, Efthymia, Pang, Tin Yau, Denyer, Tom, Weidauer, Diana, Bezrutczyk, Margaret, Miras, Manuel, Zöllner, Nora, Hartwig, Thomas, Wudick, Michael M, Lercher, Martin, Chen, Li-Qing, Timmermans, Marja C P, Frommer, Wolf B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.01.2021

The leaf vasculature plays a key role in solute translocation. Veins consist of at least seven distinct cell types, with specific roles in transport, metabolism, and signaling. Little is known about leaf vascular cells, in particular the phloem parenchyma (PP). PP effluxes sucrose into the apoplasm...