Molecular Composition of Plant Vacuoles: Important but Less Understood Regulations and Roles of Tonoplast Lipids

The vacuole is an essential organelle for plant growth and development. It is the location for the storage of nutrients; such as sugars and proteins; and other metabolic products. Understanding the mechanisms of vacuolar trafficking and molecule transport across the vacuolar membrane is of great imp...

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Main Authors: Chunhua Zhang, Glenn R. Hicks, Natasha V. Raikhel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/4/2/320