Claim · model-written summary
The communication between phloem and lodicule cells potentially involves transport of calcium ions, soluble sugars and water.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0 - Compound
- calcium ions, soluble sugars, and watere0
- Outcome
- communication between phloem and lodicule cellse0
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Verbatim
t0“rice floret opening”
e0“strong communication between phloem and lodicule cells during FO, potentially involving transport of calcium ions, soluble sugars, and water”
Title
Zhiqiang Yan; Ruyue Deng; Huihui Tang Communications Biology 2026. doi:10.1038/s42003-026-10191-2
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Single-cell transcriptome data showed strong communication between phloem and lodicule cells during rice floret opening.
- Mechanism The osmolytes contribute to lowering lodicule osmotic potential, thereby facilitating lodicule swelling.
- Observation Multiple floret-opening genes involved in lodicule cell wall remodeling showed heterogeneous activation in lodicule cells.
- Observation Multiple floret-opening regulators were identified in rice.