The Plant Exocyst

The exocyst is an octameric vesicle tethering complex that functions upstream of SNARE mediated exocytotic vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane. All proteins in the complex have been conserved during evolution, and genes that encode the exocyst subunits are present in the genomes of all plants in...

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Published in:Journal of integrative plant biology 2010-02, Vol.52 (2), p.138-146
Main Authors: Zhang, Ying, Liu, Chun-Ming, Emons, Anne-Mie C, Ketelaar, Tijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
arabidopsis-thaliana
cell polarity
complex
electron tomographic analysis
Exocytosis - physiology
Plant Proteins - metabolism
Plant Structures - metabolism
Plant Structures - physiology
plasma-membrane
s-receptor kinase
saccharomyces-cerevisiae
self-incompatibility
spatial regulation
tip growth
基因组
差异表达
植物细胞
细胞膜
芽殖酵母
薄壁细胞
蛋白质
进化过程
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Summary:The exocyst is an octameric vesicle tethering complex that functions upstream of SNARE mediated exocytotic vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane. All proteins in the complex have been conserved during evolution, and genes that encode the exocyst subunits are present in the genomes of all plants investigated to date. Although the plant exocyst has not been studied in great detail, it is likely that the basic function of the exocyst in vesicle tethering is conserved. Nevertheless, genomic and genetic studies suggest that the exocyst complex in plants may have more diversified roles than that in budding yeast. In this review, we compare the knowledge about the exocyst in plant cells to the well-studied exocyst in budding yeast, in order to explore similarities and differences in expression and function between these organisms, both of which have walled cells.
ISSN:1672-9072
1744-7909
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00929.x