The Role of Potassium Channels in Arabidopsis thaliana Long Distance Electrical Signalling: AKT2 Modulates Tissue Excitability While GORK Shapes Action Potentials

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 19; no. 4; p. 926
• Main Authors: Cuin, Tracey, Dreyer, Ingo, Michard, Erwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 21.03.2018
• Subjects: Action Potentials; Arabidopsis - physiology; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Computer Simulation; Electric Stimulation; Plant Leaves - physiology; Potassium Channels - metabolism; mathematical modelling; membrane transport and excitability; action potentials; potassium channels

Fast responses to an external threat depend on the rapid transmission of signals through a plant. Action potentials (APs) are proposed as such signals. Plant APs share similarities with their animal counterparts; they are proposed to depend on the activity of voltage-gated ion channels. Nonetheless,...