Plasmodesmata and plant cytoskeleton

Plant cell-to-cell communication is achieved by membranous conduits called plasmodesmata. which bridge the cytoplasm of neighboring cells. A growing b ody of immunolocalization data shows an association of the cytoskeleton mac hinery with plasmodesmata, The role of the cytoskeleton in the plasmodesmat a-mediated transport has been well documented for virus movement, Because v iruses are known to exploit existing host pathways and because the cytoskel eton is involved in intracellular trafficking, the cytoskeleton is thought to drive and target macromolecules to plasmodesmata. It is this link betwee n plasmodesmata and the cytoskeleton that will be described here.