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Author(s):  
Elena E Fedorova ◽  
Teodoro Coba de la Peña ◽  
Victoria Lara-Dampier ◽  
Natalia A Trifonova ◽  
Olga Kulikova ◽  
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Root nodule-infected cells have defects in K+ balance, as compared with non-infected cells, probably due to variation in the location of K+ channel proteins MtAKT1 and MtSKOR/GORK. Abstract Rhizobia establish a symbiotic relationship with legumes that results in the formation of root nodules, where bacteria encapsulated by a membrane of plant origin (symbiosomes), convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia. Nodules are more sensitive to ionic stresses than the host plant itself. We hypothesize that such a high vulnerability might be due to defects in ion balance in the infected tissue. Low temperature SEM (LTSEM) and X-ray microanalysis of Medicago truncatula nodules revealed a potassium (K+) decrease in symbiosomes and vacuoles during the life span of infected cells. To clarify K+ homeostasis in the nodule, we performed phylogenetic and gene expression analyses, and confocal and electron microscopy localization of two key plant Shaker K+ channels, AKT1 and SKOR/GORK. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the genome of some legume species, including the Medicago genus, contained one SKOR/GORK and one AKT1 gene copy, while other species contained more than one copy of each gene. Localization studies revealed mistargeting and partial depletion of both channels from the plasma membrane of M. truncatula mature nodule-infected cells that might compromise ion transport. We propose that root nodule-infected cells have defects in K+ balance due to mislocation of some plant ion channels, as compared with non-infected cells. The putative consequences are discussed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuitian Luo ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Jinfei Wang ◽  
Chunyang Jiao ◽  
Yingying Chen ◽  
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In contrast to many biotic stresses that plants face, feeding by herbivores produces unique mechanical and chemical signatures. Plants have evolved effective systems to recognise these mechanical stimuli and chemical elicitors at the plasma membrane (PM), where this recognition generates ion fluxes, including an influx of Ca2+ that elicits cellular Ca2+ signalling, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and variation in transmembrane potential. These signalling events also function in propagation of long-distance signals (Ca2+ waves, ROS waves, and electrical signals), which contribute to rapid, systemic induction of defence responses. Recent studies have identified several candidate channels or transporters that likely produce these ion fluxes at the PM. Here, we describe the important roles of these channels/transporters in transduction or transmission of herbivory-induced early signalling events, long-distance signals, and jasmonic acid and green leaf volatile signalling in plants.


FEBS Journal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 278 (22) ◽  
pp. 4261-4261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Uozumi

2009 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Ward ◽  
Pascal Mäser ◽  
Julian I. Schroeder

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