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Progress in Botany Vol. 78 pp 67–94Cite as

Plant Vacuolar Sorting: An Overview

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Abstract

Eukaryotic cells have developed membrane-bound organelles, connected between themselves in a complex and tightly regulated network – the endomembrane system. Despite being less well understood when compared to the animal and yeast models, plant cells have begun to reveal an intricate and dense network of endomembranes. Particularly diverse is the network of pathways revolving around the vacuole, especially when comparing plant and non-plant models. This dynamic, pleiomorphic and multifunctional organelle is essential for correct plant growth and development, compartmentalizing different components, from proteins to secondary metabolites. In this review we will provide an historical perspective of what has been discovered relating vacuolar sorting, and the potential biotech applications of such findings.

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Abbreviations

AP:

Aspartic proteinase

BFA:

Brefeldin A

BP-80:

80 kDa proaleurein-binding protein

CCV:

Clathrin coated vesicle

CPY:

Carboxypeptidase Y

ctVSD:

C-terminal vacuolar sorting determinant

Cvt:

Cytosol-to-vacuole targeting pathway

DCB:

Dichlorobenzonitrile

EM:

Electron microscopy

ER:

Endoplasmic reticulum

ERvt:

ER to the vacuole targeting pathway

EST:

Expressed sequence tag

GEF:

Guanine nucleotide exchange factor

LV:

Lytic vacuole

M6P:

Mannose-6-phosphate

PA Domain:

Protease associated domain

PB:

Protein body

PI3P:

Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate

PM:

Plasma membrane

PSI:

Plant-specific insert

PSV:

Protein storage vacuole

psVSD:

Physical structure vacuolar sorting determinant

PVC:

Prevacuolar compartment

RMR:

Receptor-homology-region-transmembrane-domain-RING-H2

SAPLIP:

Saposin-like protein

SNARE:

Soluble NSF attachment protein receptor

ssVSD:

Sequence-specific vacuolar sorting determinant

TGN:

trans Golgi Network

TIP:

Tonoplast intrinsic protein

VSR:

Vacuolar sorting receptor

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Work developed under the Strategic Project OE/BIA/UI4046/2014 of the BioISI – Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, supported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) funding.

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Peixoto, B., Pereira, S., Pissarra, J. (2016). Plant Vacuolar Sorting: An Overview. In: Cánovas, F., Lüttge, U., Matyssek, R. (eds) Progress in Botany Vol. 78. Progress in Botany, vol 78. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/124_2016_6

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