Molecular Evolution and Interaction of Membrane Transport and Photoreception in Plants

Frontiers in Genetics

Shengguan Cai¹  Guang Chen¹  David T. Tissue²  Christopher Ian Cazzonelli²  Zhong-Hua Chen²  Mohammad Babla³ 

[1] College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia;School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia;

关键词: light;    photoreceptors;    membrane transporters;    membrane potential;    ion flux;    crop nutrition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fgene.2019.00956

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Light is a vital regulator that controls physiological and cellular responses to regulate plant growth, development, yield, and quality. Light is the driving force for electron and ion transport in the thylakoid membrane and other membranes of plant cells. In different plant species and cell types, light activates photoreceptors, thereby modulating plasma membrane transport. Plants maximize their growth and photosynthesis by facilitating the coordinated regulation of ion channels, pumps, and co-transporters across membranes to fine-tune nutrient uptake. The signal-transducing functions associated with membrane transporters, pumps, and channels impart a complex array of mechanisms to regulate plant responses to light. The identification of light responsive membrane transport components and understanding of their potential interaction with photoreceptors will elucidate how light-activated signaling pathways optimize plant growth, production, and nutrition to the prevailing environmental changes. This review summarizes the mechanisms underlying the physiological and molecular regulations of light-induced membrane transport and their potential interaction with photoreceptors in a plant evolutionary and nutrition context. It will shed new light on plant ecological conservation as well as agricultural production and crop quality, bringing potential nutrition and health benefits to humans and animals.

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