The multisensory guard cell. Stomatal responses to blue light and abscisic acid
The multisensory guard cell. Stomatal responses to blue light and abscisic acid
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DOI:
10.1104/pp.119.3.809
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发表时间:
1999-03-01
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影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Shimazaki, K
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作者:
Assmann, SM;Shimazaki, K
Microscopic stomatal pores in the epidermes of aerial plant organs allow the loss of water vapor to the atmosphere in a process known as transpiration and the entry of CO2 into the plant for photosynthetic carbon fixation. Stomatal apertures are rapidly and reversibly regulated by pairs of guard cells that border and define the pores. These cells are kidney-shaped in dicots and nongraminaceous monocots and dumbbell-shaped in grasses. Fine control of stomatal aperture is essential so that the plant neither undergoes excessive water loss and desiccates nor becomes starved for CO2. This fine control is achieved through an exquisite sensitivity of the guard cells to a multitude of environmental and endogenous signals, including light, humidity, temperature, CO2, plant water status, and plant hormones, particularly ABA. Because of their demonstrated ability to process so many signals, and because of their vital role in plant function, guard cells have become a premier model system in modern plant cell biology. Many studies on guard cell physiology have been conducted with fava bean (Vicia faba) or Commelina communis because of the ease with which the epidermis of these plants can be stripped from the mesophyll tissue. In general, stomatal apertures widen when an increase in the osmotic concentration of the guard cell drives water uptake and guard cell swelling. This elevation in osmoticum results from the uptake of K+ and ClJ, from the synthesis of malate from starch breakdown, and, under some conditions, from the accumulation of Suc. Because of the radial reinforcement of the guard cell wall, cell swelling results in a separation of the two guard cells, thus producing an increase in pore aperture. Conversely, stomatal closure occurs when the loss of solutes from the guard cells drives water loss and guard cell deflation. In this Update, we briefly summarize current knowledge regarding two aspects of stomatal movements: opening of stomata by blue light and closure of stomata by ABA.