The role of K+ channels in uptake and redistribution of potassium in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana
- Potassium (K+) is inevitable for plant growth and development. It plays a crucial role in the regulation of enzyme activities, in adjusting the electrical membrane potential and the cellular turgor, in regulating cellular homeostasis and in the stabilization of protein synthesis. Uptake of K+ from the soil and its transport to growing organs is essential for a healthy plant development. Uptake and allocation of K+ are performed by K+ channels and transporters belonging to different protein families. In this review we summarize the knowledge on the versatile physiological roles of plant K+ channels and their behavior under stress conditions in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Author details: | Tripti Sharma, Ingo DreyerORCiDGND, Janin Riedelsberger |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00224 |
ISSN: | 1664-462X |
Title of parent work (English): | Frontiers in plant science |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
Place of publishing: | Lausanne |
Publication type: | Review |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2013 |
Publication year: | 2013 |
Release date: | 2017/03/26 |
Tag: | Arabidopsis thaliana; K-ir-like; Shaker; TPK; plant potassium channel; voltage-dependent; voltage-independent |
Volume: | 4 |
Number of pages: | 16 |
Funding institution: | Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [BFU2011-28815]; Marie-Curie Career Integration Grant [303674-Regopoc]; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to Ingo Dreyer (DFG) [DR430/8-1, DR430/9-1]; International Max-Planck Research School |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |