Transfer Cells

• Main Author: Gregorio Hueros (auth)
• Other Authors: David McCurdy (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Wall ingrowth; Arabidopsis thaliana; synctial cells; Zea mays; transfer cells; endosperm transfer cells; Giant Cells
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Transfer cells are anatomically specialized cells optimized to support high levels of nutrient transport in plants. These cells trans-differentiate from existing cell types by developing extensive and localized wall ingrowth labyrinths to amplify plasma membrane surface area which in turn supports h...