Planteome: Term Details for "transfer cell" (PO:0000078)

Accession: PO:0000078
Name: transfer cell
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: célula de transferencia (Spanish, exact), 転送細胞 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A cell with wall ingrowths (or invaginations) that increase the surface of the plasmalemma. Source: ISBN:0471245208
Comment: Appear to be specialized for short-distance transfer of solutes. Transfer cells can occur anywhere there is a junction between two individuals, such as between a sporophyte and a gametophyte, or between a parasitic plant and its host.
Subset: CL
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subject	relation	object
transfer cell	is_a	ground tissue cell (PO:0025030)

subject	relation	object
sporophyte foot (PO:0030029)	BFO:0000051	transfer cell
transfer companion cell (PO:0025458)	is_a	transfer cell
basal endosperm transfer cell (PO:0009018)	is_a	transfer cell