Sauer N (2001)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2001
Book Volume: 52
Pages Range: 173-177
Journal Issue: 354
Transgenic tobacco plants expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the control of the companion cell-specific promoter, AtSUC2, were parasitized by the holoparasite Cuscuta reflexa (dodder). GFP, moving in the translocation stream of the host, was transferred to the Cuscuta phloem via the absorbing hyphae of the parasite. An identical pattern of transfer was observed for the phloemmobile probe, carboxyfluorescein. Following uptake by the parasite, GFP was translocated and unloaded from the Cuscuta phloem in meristematic sink tissues. Contrary to published data, these observations suggest the presence of a functional symplastic pathway between Cuscuta and its hosts, and demonstrate a considerable capacity for macromolecular exchange between plant species.
APA:
Sauer, N. (2001). Macromolecular trafficking between Nicotiana tabacum and the holoparasite Cuscuta reflexa. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52(354), 173-177.
MLA:
Sauer, Norbert. "Macromolecular trafficking between Nicotiana tabacum and the holoparasite Cuscuta reflexa." Journal of Experimental Botany 52.354 (2001): 173-177.
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