Interdisciplinary Research Organization, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192 Japan.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2010 Nov;51(11):1847-53. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcq147. Epub 2010 Sep 30.
Plastids, found in plants and some parasites, are of endosymbiotic origin. The best-characterized plastid is the plant cell chloroplast. Plastids provide essential metabolic and signaling functions, such as the photosynthetic process in chloroplasts. However, the role of plastids is not limited to production of metabolites. Plastids affect numerous aspects of plant growth and development through biogenesis, varying functional states and metabolic activities. Examples include, but are not limited to, embryogenesis, leaf development, gravitropism, temperature response and plant-microbe interactions. In this review, we summarize the versatile roles of plastids in plant growth and development.
质体存在于植物和一些寄生虫中，是内共生的起源。研究得最透彻的质体是植物细胞叶绿体。质体提供必要的代谢和信号功能，如叶绿体的光合作用。然而，质体的作用不仅限于代谢产物的产生。质体通过生物发生、不同的功能状态和代谢活性来影响植物生长和发育的众多方面。例如，但不限于胚胎发生、叶片发育、向重力性、温度响应和植物-微生物相互作用。在这篇综述中，我们总结了质体在植物生长和发育中的多种作用。
