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The shoot apical meristem of Sinapis alba L. expands its central symplasmic field during the floral transition
Ormenese, Sandra; Havelange, Andrée; Bernier, Georges et al.
2002In Planta, 215 (1), p. 67-78
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Keywords :
central zone (shoot apex); floral transition; Plasmodesmata; shoot apical meristem; Sinapis (flowe-ring); central symplasmic field
Abstract :
[en] The shoot apical meristem (SAM) is functionally subdivided into zones with distinct tasks. During vegetative growth the peripheral zone of the meristem gives rise to leaf primordia that develop into dorsiventral leaves under the influence of signals from the central zone. During the floral transition the function of the SAM is altered and its peripheral zone starts to form floral structures in a specific pattern. This requires alterations in the signal networks that coordinate the activities of the peripheral and central zone of the SAM. These signal networks are partly housed in the symplasmic space of the SAM. Dye-coupling experiments demonstrate that in the superficial layer of the Sinapis alba meristem this space is radially subdivided. The cells of the central zone are coupled into a symplasmic field, which is shielded from the peripheral zone by the positional closing of plasmodesmata. In the vegetative meristems, most of these central symplasmic fields have a triangular geometry and are relatively small in size. Plants that are induced to flower by exposure to a single long day alter the geometry as well as the size of their central symplasmic field. After two subsequent days under short photoperiod the central symplasmic fields exhibit a circular form. Simultaneously. their size strongly increases both in an absolute sense and relative to the enlarging meristem. The geometric change in the fields is hypothesized to be due to recruitment of extra initial cells, required to support the increase in phyllotactic complexity. The proportional increase in field size is interpreted as an adjustment in the balance between the central and peripheral zone of the SAM, accompanying the shift from leaf production to flower formation.
Disciplines :
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)
Author, co-author :
Ormenese, Sandra ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA-Management : Plate-forme imagerie
Havelange, Andrée ;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Bernier, Georges ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté des sciences) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences)
van der Schoot, C.
Language :
English
Title :
The shoot apical meristem of Sinapis alba L. expands its central symplasmic field during the floral transition
Publication date :
May 2002
Journal title :
Planta
ISSN :
0032-0935
eISSN :
1432-2048
Publisher :
Springer-Verlag, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
215
Issue :
1
Pages :
67-78
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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