Roles of ion channels and transporters in guard cell signal transduction

Sona Pandey, Wei Zhang, Sarah M. Assmann

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Abstract

Stomatal complexes consist of pairs of guard cells and the pore they enclose. Reversible changes in guard cell volume alter the aperture of the pore and provide the major regulatory mechanism for control of gas exchange between the plant and the environment. Stomatal movement is facilitated by the activity of ion channels and ion transporters found in the plasma membrane and vacuolar membrane of guard cells. Progress in recent years has elucidated the molecular identities of many guard cell transport proteins, and described their modulation by various cellular signal transduction components during stomatal opening and closure prompted by environmental and endogenous stimuli.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2325-2336
Number of pages12
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume581
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - May 25 2007

Keywords

  • Guard cell
  • Ion channel
  • Ion transporter
  • Signal transduction
  • Stomata

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