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Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants.

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Emenecker, RJ; Holehouse, AS; Strader, LC
Published in: Developmental cell
October 2020

The plant cell internal environment is a dynamic, intricate landscape composed of many intracellular compartments. Cells organize some cellular components through formation of biomolecular condensates-non-stoichiometric assemblies of protein and/or nucleic acids. In many cases, phase separation appears to either underly or contribute to the formation of biomolecular condensates. Many canonical membraneless compartments within animal cells form in a manner that is at least consistent with phase separation, including nucleoli, stress granules, Cajal bodies, and numerous additional bodies, regulated by developmental and environmental stimuli. In this Review, we examine the emerging roles for phase separation in plants. Further, drawing on studies carried out in other organisms, we identify cellular phenomenon in plants that might also arise via phase separation. We propose that plants make use of phase separation to a much greater extent than has been previously appreciated, implicating phase separation as an evolutionarily ancient mechanism for cellular organization.

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Developmental cell

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1878-1551

ISSN

1534-5807

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

69 / 83

Related Subject Headings

  • Plants
  • Plant Proteins
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena
  • Organelles
  • Humans
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell Nucleolus
  • Animals
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
 

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Emenecker, R. J., Holehouse, A. S., & Strader, L. C. (2020). Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants. Developmental Cell, 55(1), 69–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.010
Emenecker, Ryan J., Alex S. Holehouse, and Lucia C. Strader. “Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants.Developmental Cell 55, no. 1 (October 2020): 69–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.010.
Emenecker RJ, Holehouse AS, Strader LC. Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants. Developmental cell. 2020 Oct;55(1):69–83.
Emenecker, Ryan J., et al. “Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants.Developmental Cell, vol. 55, no. 1, Oct. 2020, pp. 69–83. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.010.
Emenecker RJ, Holehouse AS, Strader LC. Emerging Roles for Phase Separation in Plants. Developmental cell. 2020 Oct;55(1):69–83.
Journal cover image

Published In

Developmental cell

DOI

EISSN

1878-1551

ISSN

1534-5807

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

55

Issue

1

Start / End Page

69 / 83

Related Subject Headings

  • Plants
  • Plant Proteins
  • Plant Physiological Phenomena
  • Organelles
  • Humans
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell Nucleolus
  • Animals
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology