Phloem sap transport is essential for plant nutrition and development since it mediates
redistribution of nutrients, metabolites and signaling molecules. However, its biochemical …

The plant vascular system, and specifically the phloem, plays a pivotal role in allocation of
fixed carbon to developing sink organs. Although the processes involved in loading and …

The transport tubes of the phloem are essential for higher plants. They not only provide the
route for the distribution of assimilates produced during photosynthesis from source to sink …

The phloem is a central actor in plant development and nutrition, providing nutrients and
energy to sink organs and integrating interorgan communication. A comprehensive picture …

Phloem plays a central role in assimilate transport as well as in the transport of several
secondary compounds. In order to study the chemical composition of phloem sap, different …

Metabolomic analysis aims at a comprehensive characterization of biological samples. Yet,
biologically meaningful interpretations are often limited by the poor spatial and temporal …

While recent years have witnessed dramatic advances in our capacity to identify and
quantify an ever-increasing number of plant metabolites, our understanding of how …

The phloem plays a central role in transporting resources and signalling molecules from fully
expanded leaves to provide precursors for, and to direct development of, heterotrophic …

Understanding the dynamics of physiological process in the systems biology era requires
approaches at the genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome levels. In this context …

Companion cells and sieve elements play an essential role in vascular plants, and yet the
details of the metabolism that underpins their function remain largely unknown. Here, we …