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Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate is Required for Tip Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Lipid Signaling in Plants

Part of the book series: Plant Cell Monographs ((CELLMONO,volume 16))

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Polyphosphoinositides (PPIs) are important signaling molecules for a variety of cellular processes including intracellular membrane trafficking. In plants, recent studies have led to an increased understanding of the role of PPIs in a number of cellular processes. Here, we discuss data concerning phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns4P) function in tip growing cells. Plants lacking members of phosphatidylinositol 4-OH kinase (PI4K) or PtdIns4P phosphatase families display defects in growth and morphology of root hairs and pollen tubes. Imaging of PtdIns4P localization in root hairs and pollen tubes revealed that PtdIns4P is present on internal compartments and is enriched at the plasma membrane at the tips of growing cells. These data indicate that regulation of PtdIns4P formation and turnover is important for tip growth. Once viewed as an intermediate for synthesis of other PPIs and as a substrate for production of signaling molecules, PtdIns4P is emerging as an important PPI in its own right.

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Szumlanski, A.L., Nielsen, E. (2010). Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate is Required for Tip Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana . In: Munnik, T. (eds) Lipid Signaling in Plants. Plant Cell Monographs, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03873-0_4

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