Term Information

Accession
PO:0005027
Name
root syncytium cell
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
célula ??? de la raíz (Spanish, exact), 根融合細胞 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Multinucleate cell developed by a series of events involving fusion with the neighboring dividing cells. The events are induced by cyst nematodes (e.g. Heterodera schachtii) entering the feeding cells (any cells) of the root vascular system. Source: Gramene:Pankaj_Jaiswal, PMID:15053756
Comment
None
Subset
Arabidopsis
CL
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Parents of root syncytium cell (PO:0005027)
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root syncytium cell [is_a relation] is_a  ground tissue cell (PO:0025030)
root syncytium cell [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  root vascular system (PO:0003011)

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