Vacuolar ion channels: Roles in plant nutrition and signalling

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Abstract

Vacuoles play various roles in many physiologically relevant processes in plants. Some of the more prominent are turgor provision, the storage of minerals and nutrients, and cellular signalling. To fulfil these functions a complement of membrane transporters is present at the tonoplast. Prolific patch clamp studies have shown that amongst these, both selective and non-selective ion channels participate in turgor regulation, nutrient storage and signalling. This article reviews the physiological roles, expression patterns and structure function properties of plant vacuolar anion and cation channels that are gated by voltage and ligands. (C) 2010 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1982-1988
Number of pages7
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume584
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 May 2010

Keywords

  • Ion channel
  • Plant nutrition
  • Signalling
  • Tonoplast transport
  • Vacuole
  • ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA
  • CATION CHANNEL
  • K+ CHANNEL
  • CHLORIDE CHANNELS
  • 14-3-3 PROTEINS
  • CA2+ CHANNEL
  • CALCIUM
  • TRANSPORT
  • MEMBRANE
  • CELLS

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