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Plant and Cell Physiology, 2002, Vol. 43, No. 12 1575-1584
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Electrical Perception of "Death Message" in Chara: Analysis of Rapid Component and Ionic Process
Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo, 678-1297 Japan
Electrical response upon wounding was analyzed in Chara corallina. A specimen comprising two adjoining internodal cells was prepared. One cell (victim cell) was killed by cutting and any changes in the membrane potential of the neighboring cell (the receptor cell) were measured. Upon cutting the victim cell, the receptor cell generated four kinds of depolarizations: (1) rapid component, (2) slow and long-lasting component, (3) action potential and (4) small spike. Rapid and slow components were observed in most cells. On the other hand, the action potential and small spike were not always ubiquitous among specimens. When an action potential was generated just after cutting the victim cell, the rapid component could not be observed due to masking by the action potential. It was suggested that both rapid and slow components were generated at the nodal end. On the other hand, action potentials were thought to be generated at the flank of the receptor cell. High turgor pressure of the cell was necessary for generating both rapid and slow components. Experiments under K+-induced depolarization unequivocally showed that the Cl– channel at the nodal end of the receptor cell was activated upon cutting the victim cell.
1 Correspondence: E-mail, shimmen@sci.himeji-tech.ac.jp; Fax, +81-791-58-0175.
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