A stretch‐activated anion channel in tobacco protoplasts

FEBS Letters

Misler, Stanley¹  Falke, Lee C.¹  Edwards, Kathryn L.¹  Pickard, Barbara G.¹ 

[1] Departments of Internal Medicine (Jewish Hospital), Cell Biology and Physiology, and Biology and the Program in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA

关键词: Stretch-activated channel;    Anion conductance;    Protoplasts membrane;    Osmoregulation;    Patch clamping;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(88)80188-1

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Stretch-activated ion channels have been described in animal cells, where they might serve as mechanoreceptors, baroreceptors or osmoreceptors, as well as in yeast and bacteria, where osmoregulatory functions have been suggested. Here we report a large conductance, stretch-activated, anion-selective channel in protoplasts of a higher plant, tobacco, and discuss its possible role in osmoregulation.

【 授权许可】

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