Ward, John M.; Mäser, Pascal; Schroeder, Julian I. (2009). Plant ion channels: gene families, physiology, and functional genomics analyses. Annual review of physiology, 71(1), pp. 59-82. Palo Alto, Calif.: Annual Reviews Inc. 10.1146/annurev.physiol.010908.163204
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Distinct potassium, anion, and calcium channels in the plasma membrane and vacuolar membrane of plant cells have been identified and characterized by patch clamping. Primarily owing to advances in Arabidopsis genetics and genomics, and yeast functional complementation, many of the corresponding genes have been identified. Recent advances in our understanding of ion channel genes that mediate signal transduction and ion transport are discussed here. Some plant ion channels, for example, ALMT and SLAC anion channel subunits, are unique. The majority of plant ion channel families exhibit homology to animal genes; such families include both hyperpolarization- and depolarization-activated Shaker-type potassium channels, CLC chloride transporters/channels, cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, and ionotropic glutamate receptor homologs. These plant ion channels offer unique opportunities to analyze the structural mechanisms and functions of ion channels. Here we review gene families of selected plant ion channel classes and discuss unique structure-function aspects and their physiological roles in plant cell signaling and transport.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mäser, Pascal |
ISSN: |
0066-4278 |
Publisher: |
Annual Reviews Inc. |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:21 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1146/annurev.physiol.010908.163204 |
Web of Science ID: |
000264489600004 |
Additional Information: |
peer-reviewed |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/36696 (FactScience: 205889) |
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