Systemic signaling contributes to the unfolded protein response of the plant endoplasmic reticulum

The unfolded protein response (UPR) maintains cellular function under ER stress. While typically considered cell autonomous, here Lai et al. show that in Arabidopsis the UPR also has a systemic component triggered by intercellular movement of at least one bZIP transcription factor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ya-Shiuan Lai, Giovanni Stefano, Starla Zemelis-Durfee, Cristina Ruberti, Lizzie Gibbons, Federica Brandizzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06289-9