SNAREs Regulate Vesicle Trafficking During Root Growth and Development

Changxin Luo; Yumei Shi; Yun Xiang

doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.853251

SNAREs Regulate Vesicle Trafficking During Root Growth and Development

Front Plant Sci. 2022 Mar 14:13:853251. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.853251. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Changxin Luo¹, Yumei Shi¹, Yun Xiang¹

Affiliation

¹ MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

Abstract

SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) proteins assemble to drive the final membrane fusion step of membrane trafficking. Thus, SNAREs are essential for membrane fusion and vesicular trafficking, which are fundamental mechanisms for maintaining cellular homeostasis. In plants, SNAREs have been demonstrated to be located in different subcellular compartments and involved in a variety of fundamental processes, such as cytokinesis, cytoskeleton organization, symbiosis, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. In addition, SNAREs can also contribute to the normal growth and development of Arabidopsis. Here, we review recent progress in understanding the biological functions and signaling network of SNAREs in vesicle trafficking and the regulation of root growth and development in Arabidopsis.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; SNAREs; membrane fusion; root; vesicle trafficking.

Publication types

Review