Topical aspects of vacuolar protein transport: autophagy and prevacuolar compartments

For many plant researchers protein transport to the vacuole is primarily a question of the mechanisms underlying the recognition of vacuolar proteins and their segregation in the Golgi apparatus from other products of the secretory pathway. Autophagy is an alternative process by which proteins can e...

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Published in:Journal of experimental botany 1998-08, Vol.49 (325), p.1263-1270
Main Authors: Robinson, David G., Galili, Gad, Herman, Eliot, Hillmer, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autophagy
Biological and medical sciences
Cell membranes
Cell physiology
Cotyledons
Cytoplasm
endosome
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Multivesicular bodies
multivesicular body
Organelles
Perspectives on Secretory Mechanisms
Plant cells
Plant physiology
Plant physiology and development
Plants
Plasma membrane and permeation
plasmalemmasome
vacuole
Vacuoles
Yeasts
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Summary:For many plant researchers protein transport to the vacuole is primarily a question of the mechanisms underlying the recognition of vacuolar proteins and their segregation in the Golgi apparatus from other products of the secretory pathway. Autophagy is an alternative process by which proteins can enter the vacuole. Examples of apparent selective autophagy are seen in cereal grains depositing storage proteins, and in rubber particle sequestration. Non-selective autophagy is observed during starvation and in senescing tissues. Another overlooked aspect of vacuolar protein transport involves the participation of prevacuolar sorting compartments, some of which may function as endosomes.
ISSN:0022-0957
1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/49.325.1263