Plant Biology: Plants Turn Down the Volume to Respond to Cell Swelling

Laura Bacete; Thorsten Hamann

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.001

Plant Biology: Plants Turn Down the Volume to Respond to Cell Swelling

Curr Biol. 2020 Jul 20;30(14):R804-R806. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.001.

Authors

Laura Bacete¹, Thorsten Hamann²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, Trondheim 7491, Norway.
² Institute for Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 5 Høgskoleringen, Trondheim 7491, Norway. Electronic address: Thorsten.hamann@ntnu.no.

PMID: 32693072
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.001

Abstract

Turgor manipulation to induce plant cell swelling is one of the classic experiments undertaken in biology courses in schools and at universities. However, only now do we start to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for detecting plant cell swelling.

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MeSH terms

Arabidopsis Proteins*
Arabidopsis*
Biology
Ion Channels
Membrane Proteins
Seedlings
Universities

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Ion Channels
MSL10 protein, Arabidopsis
Membrane Proteins