Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Plant Signaling & Behavior

Volume number: 11

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1559-2316

Open access status: Green

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2016.1138191

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
Phytoplasmas are among the most recently discovered plant pathogenic microorganisms so, many traits of the interactions with host plants and insect vectors are still unclear and need to be investigated. At now, it is impossible to determine the precise sequences leading to the onset of the relationship with the plant host cell. It is still unclear how phytoplasmas, located in the phloem sieve elements, exploit host cell to draw nutrition for their metabolism, growth and multiplication. In this work, basing on microscopical observations, we give insight about the structural interactions established by phytoplasmas and the sieve element plasma membrane, cytoskeleton, sieve endoplasmic reticulum, speculating about a possible functional role.

Harvard Citation style: Musetti, R., Pagliari, L., Buxa, S., Degola, F., De Marco, F., Loschi, A., et al. (2016) OHMS**: Phytoplasmas dictate changes in sieve-element ultrastructure to accommodate their requirements for nutrition, multiplication and translocation, Plant Signaling & Behavior, 11(2), Article e1138191. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2016.1138191

APA Citation style: Musetti, R., Pagliari, L., Buxa, S., Degola, F., De Marco, F., Loschi, A., Kogel, K., & van Bel, A. (2016). OHMS**: Phytoplasmas dictate changes in sieve-element ultrastructure to accommodate their requirements for nutrition, multiplication and translocation. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 11(2), Article e1138191. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2016.1138191