CSHL researchers identify gene that helps plant cells keep communication channels open

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 07:21 in Biology & Nature

Plant cells communicate via microscopic channels called plasmodesmata that are embedded in their cell walls. For the stem cells in the plants' growing tips, called 'meristems,' the plasmodesmata are lifelines, allowing nutrients and genetic instructions for growth to flow in...

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