Insights of intracellular/intercellular phosphate transport and signaling in unicellular green algae and multicellular land plants.

Summary: Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for plant growth and development. Vacuoles play a fundamental role in the storage and remobilization of P in plants, while our understanding of the evolutionary mechanisms of creating and reusing P stores are limited. Besides, we also know very little about the coordination of intercellular P translocation, neither the inorganic phosphate (Pi) signaling nor the Pi transport patterns. Here we summarize recent advances in understanding the core elements involved in cellular and/or subcellular P homeostasis and signaling in unicellular green algae and multicellular land plants. We also propose further work that might help to uncover the high‐resolution intracellular and intercellular landscape of Pi distribution and signaling in plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]