A recent study in The Plant Cell found that plants release extracellular vesicles carrying a new class of RNA molecules, named “tiny RNAs.” The findings are among the first to reveal the contents of these vesicles, and may hint at … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Plants load extracellular vesicles with a new class of RNAs
Categories: Biochemistry | Cell Biology | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged animal cell, Arabidopsis, cell communication, microRNA, nucleotides, plant cell, siRNA, tiny RNA, vesicle
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Journal Club: Insights from 3-D images defy assumptions about how plant cells communicate
When plant cells communicate, plasmodesmata serve as crucial conduits. These channels cross cell walls, linking one cell to its neighbor. If a plant needs to grow larger or fight off a pathogen, molecular signals pass through plasmodesmata to keep cells … Continue reading
Categories: Cell Biology | Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged Arabidopsis, cell communication, electron microscopy, plant cell, plasmodesmata
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