A role for fermentation in aerobic conditions as revealed by computational analysis of maize root metabolism during growth by cell elongation

• Published in: The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology Vol. 116; no. 6; pp. 1553 - 1570
• Main Authors: Hunt, Hilary, Leape, Stefan, Sidhu, Jagdeep Singh, Ajmera, Ishan, Lynch, Jonathan P., Ratcliffe, R. George, Sweetlove, Lee J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Acidification; Aerobic conditions; aerobic fermentation; carbon; cell growth; computational biology; Computer applications; Corn; Elongated structure; Elongation; endodermis; energy; energy metabolism; Epidermis; Ethanol; Fermentation; flux balance analysis; Glycolysis; Hypoxia; lactic acid; lateral roots; Lipids; maize; Metabolic flux; Metabolism; Metabolites; plant root cells; Protons; root growth; Structural models; Structure-function relationships; computational biology; aerobic fermentation; flux balance analysis; root growth; maize; energy metabolism

SUMMARY The root is a well‐studied example of cell specialisation, yet little is known about the metabolism that supports the transport functions and growth of different root cell types. To address this, we used computational modelling to study metabolism in the elongation zone of a maize lateral ro...