The root endodermis: fine structure and function.
The root endodermis: fine structure and function.
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.37.1.199
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发表时间:
1968-04
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Bonnett HT Jr
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作者:
Bonnett HT Jr
The topology of the root endodermis, a tissue surrounded by peripherally located parenchyma cells and central conducting cells, suggests that it has a regulatory role in radial movement of water, minerals, and hormones. Each endodermal cell is characterized by a narrow band extending along the radial and transverse walls; this band, termed the Casparian strip, is chemically distinguishable from the remainder of the wall by stains specific for suberin and lignin. Suberin, a lipid substance, causes this portion of the wall to be hydrophobic and thus prevents passage of water and aqueous solutes. Each band is shared by the adjacent endodermal cells so that a network of suberized cell wall surrounds the conducting region of the root. At or before this network, water and aqueous solutes (such as hydrated ions) must move from the intercellular space system of the cortical parenchyma into the cytoplasm of the endodermal cell, in order to reach the center of the root. Despite extensive research on uptake and movement of water, minerals, and hormones, the specific role of the endodermis in transport is not defined.