ReviewPlant physiology2022
The digestive systems of carnivorous plants.
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- Transcriptomic prey-capture responses in convergently evolved carnivorous pitcher plants.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- A chromosome-scale genome of Sarracenia purpurea reveals a significant expansion of plant defense and stress response gene families following paleopolyploidization.The plant genome · 2026Article
- Carnivorous Plants as Model Species for Recent and Further Studies.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2026Review
- The Localization of Cell Wall Components in the Whole-Mount ImmunolabeledInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economics spectrum.Annals of botany · 2025Review
- External Glands ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Are carnivorous plants mixotrophic?The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Recruitment of Sugar Transport and Scent Volatile Genes for Prey Attraction in the Nectar Spoon of Heliamphora tatei.Evolution & development · 2025Article
- A Multicellular In Vitro Model of the Human Intestine with Immunocompetent Features Highlights Host-Pathogen Interactions During Early Salmonella Typhimurium Infection.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Biomechanics on Ultra-Sensitivity of Venus Flytrap's Micronewton Trigger Hairs.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- An acidophilic fungus promotes prey digestion in a carnivorous plant.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- Effect of Agitation and Temporary Immersion on Growth and Synthesis of Antibacterial Phenolic Compounds in GenusBiomolecules · 2024Article
- Subgenome dominance shapes novel gene evolution in the decaploid pitcher plant Nepenthes gracilis.Nature plants · 2023Article
- A decaploid pitcher plant genome reveals a novel role for recessive subgenomes.Nature plants · 2023Article
- Do Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species Have a Similar Effect on Digestive Processes in CarnivorousBiology · 2023Review
- Differences in the Occurrence of Cell Wall Components between Distinct Cell Types in Glands ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
To survive in the nutrient-poor habitats, carnivorous plants capture small organisms comprising complex substances not suitable for immediate reuse. The traps of carnivorous plants, which are analogous to the digestive systems of animals, are equipped with mechanisms for the breakdown and absorption of nutrients. Such capabilities have been acquired convergently over the past tens of millions of years in multiple angiosperm lineages by modifying plant-specific organs including leaves. The epidermis of carnivorous trap leaves bears groups of specialized cells called glands, which acquire substances from their prey via digestion and absorption. The digestive glands of carnivorous plants secrete mucilage, pitcher fluids, acids, and proteins, including digestive enzymes. The same (or morphologically distinct) glands then absorb the released compounds via various membrane transport proteins or endocytosis. Thus, these glands function in a manner similar to animal cells that are physiologically important in the digestive system, such as the parietal cells of the stomach and intestinal epithelial cells. Yet, carnivorous plants are equipped with strategies that deal with or incorporate plant-specific features, such as cell walls, epidermal cuticles, and phytohormones. In this review, we provide a systematic perspective on the digestive and absorptive capacity of convergently evolved carnivorous plants, with an emphasis on the forms and functions of glands.
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