Plant Biology: Journey to the Center of the Casparian Strip.
Stöckle DDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland.
Vermeer JEDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland; Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Electronic address: Joop.Vermeer@unine.ch.
English
Diffusion barriers in roots play an important role in regulating the movement of compounds between the soil environment and the vasculature. A new study provides new mechanistic insights into how a pair of copper-binding proteins facilitate the formation of a lignified nanodomain within Casparian strips.