ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Sieve-element plastids
;
Wound phloem
;
Regeneration
;
Sieve-tube starch
;
Coleus
;
Pisum
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary In experimentally-induced wound phloem, sieve-element plastids express their genetically determined type in depositing amylopectinrich sieve-tube starch (Coleus, S-type) and polygonal protein crystals (Pisum, P-type). Sieve-element plastids budd off from preexisting amyloplasts, pass through a short amoeboid state and develop into spherical plastids with translucent matrix. During early phases of differentiation wound sieve-elements contain two populations of plastids: typical sieve-element plastids and residual parenchyma plastids with large amylose-rich starch grains. The retardation in the break down of the latter is discussed. Sieve-tube and amyloplast starches are likewise digested by α-1,4- and α-1,6-bond cleaving glucosidases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01279876
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