The size of apoplastic peptides: Do the cell wall matrix and cell-surface receptors matter?
Abstract
Small signaling peptides in plants are increasingly recognized as key signaling molecules that function as morphogens, hormone-like messengers, or immune elicitors, coordinating plant growth, development, fertilization, and adaptation to environmental stresses (Matsubayashi, 2014). Despite their functional diversity, most characterized plant signaling peptides converge on a relatively narrow size range and are typically fewer than 50 amino acids (aa) after maturation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Plant Communications
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 101740–101740
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN