Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves
Abstract The mesophyll cells of grass leaves, such as rice, are traditionally viewed as displaying a relatively uniform pattern, in contrast to the clear distinctions of palisade and spongy layers in typical eudicot leaves. This quantitative analysis of mesophyll cell size and shape in rice leaves r...
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| author | Jen Sloan Saranrat Wang Qi Yang Ngai Yi Xiao Jodie Armand Matthew J. Wilson Xin‐Guang Zhu Andrew J. Fleming |
| author_facet | Jen Sloan Saranrat Wang Qi Yang Ngai Yi Xiao Jodie Armand Matthew J. Wilson Xin‐Guang Zhu Andrew J. Fleming |
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| description | Abstract The mesophyll cells of grass leaves, such as rice, are traditionally viewed as displaying a relatively uniform pattern, in contrast to the clear distinctions of palisade and spongy layers in typical eudicot leaves. This quantitative analysis of mesophyll cell size and shape in rice leaves reveals that there is an inherent pattern in which cells in the middle layer of the mesophyll are larger and less circular and have a distinct orientation of their long axis compared to mesophyll cells in other layers. Moreover, this pattern was observed in a range of rice cultivars and species. The significance of this pattern with relation to potential photosynthetic function and the implication of the widespread use of middle layer mesophyll cells as typical of the rice leaf have been investigated and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7345c719b8746aeba9ea92ea4a4ee1b2023-12-27T00:10:37ZengWileyPlant Direct2475-44552023-12-01712n/an/a10.1002/pld3.549Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leavesJen Sloan0Saranrat Wang1Qi Yang Ngai2Yi Xiao3Jodie Armand4Matthew J. Wilson5Xin‐Guang Zhu6Andrew J. Fleming7Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKPlants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKPlants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana IL USAPlants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKPlants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKInstitute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai ChinaPlants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Sheffield UKAbstract The mesophyll cells of grass leaves, such as rice, are traditionally viewed as displaying a relatively uniform pattern, in contrast to the clear distinctions of palisade and spongy layers in typical eudicot leaves. This quantitative analysis of mesophyll cell size and shape in rice leaves reveals that there is an inherent pattern in which cells in the middle layer of the mesophyll are larger and less circular and have a distinct orientation of their long axis compared to mesophyll cells in other layers. Moreover, this pattern was observed in a range of rice cultivars and species. The significance of this pattern with relation to potential photosynthetic function and the implication of the widespread use of middle layer mesophyll cells as typical of the rice leaf have been investigated and discussed.https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.549cell shapecell sizelightmesophyllphotosynthesisrice |
| spellingShingle | Jen Sloan Saranrat Wang Qi Yang Ngai Yi Xiao Jodie Armand Matthew J. Wilson Xin‐Guang Zhu Andrew J. Fleming Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves Plant Direct cell shape cell size light mesophyll photosynthesis rice |
| title | Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| title_full | Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| title_fullStr | Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| title_short | Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| title_sort | conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves |
| topic | cell shape cell size light mesophyll photosynthesis rice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.549 |
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