Plant and Cell Physiology Advance Access published online on February 28, 2007
Plant and Cell Physiology, doi:10.1093/pcp/pcm032
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Spectral- and dose-dependence of light-induced ion flux responses from maize leaves and their involvement in leaf expansion growth
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1School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;
2Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 10060 Belgrade, Serbia
1School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
1School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Corresponding author: Dr Sergey Shabala, School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, E-mail: Sergey.Shabala{at}utas.edu.au; Tel +61-3- 6226-7539; Fax, +61-3-6226-2642
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Two types of segments (intact leaf tissue and isolated mesophyll tissue, respectively) were isolated from basal- (still growing) and tip (non-growing) maize leaf regions. The leaf segments were exposed to different light qualities (blue or red light) and quantities, and net fluxes of K+, Ca2+, and H+ were measured non-invasively using ion-selective vibrating microelectrodes (the MIFE technique). A clear dose-dependency of all ion flux responses upon both red (RL) and blue (BL) light fluence rate was found. We show evidence that light-induced K+ flux kinetics is different between growing and non-growing tissues and attribute this difference to the direct involvement of RL-induced K+ flux in turgor-driven leaf expansion growth controlled by the epidermis, as well as to the charge-balancing role of K+ in the leaf mesophyll. Generally, BL was much more efficient in stimulating K+ uptake in the growing basal region comparing to RL. We also show a much stronger influence of RL to Ca2+ fluxes in the basal region compared with BL, which argues in favour of an importance of RL in Ca2+ signalling during leaf growth.
Keywords: Zea mays L. - light, photosynthesis - expansion growth - ion-selective microelectrodes - ion fluxes
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