Signalling across the divide: A wider perspective of cuticular structure-function relationships
Signalling across the divide: A wider perspective of cuticular structure-function relationships
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DOI：
10.1016/s1360-1385(96)90007-2
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发表时间：
1996-04-01
影响因子：
20.5
通讯作者：
Kerstiens, G
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作者：
Kerstiens, G
角质层的作用是防止水分和溶质进入皮肤，同时也防止入侵者进入。与传统的想法相反，角质层的厚度和总蜡量并不能控制水在其上的传输，那么为什么有些角质层很厚或含有明显过量的蜡呢？我们需要一种更全面的方法来理解角质层的结构-功能关系，考虑到屏障特性的维持以及一系列其他功能，包括为潜在入侵者和植物之间的交流提供媒介，阻止昆虫和真菌的渗透，减少叶表面的保水性。
The cuticle is designed to keep water and solutes in, but to keep invaders out. Contrary to traditional thought, the cuticle's thickness and overall wax load do not control water transport across it, Why then are some cuticles very thick or made with apparently excessive amounts of waxes? A more comprehensive approach to understanding cuticular structure-function relationships is called for, taking into account the maintenance of barrier properties as well as a range of other functions, which include offering a medium for communication between potential invaders and the plant, impeding penetration by insects and fungi, and reducing water retention by leaf surfaces.