Ion Channels in the Xylem Parenchyma of Barley Roots (A Procedure to Isolate Protoplasts from This Tissue and a Patch-Clamp Exploration of Salt Passageways into Xylem Vessels.
AUTOR(ES)
Wegner, L. H.
RESUMO
To identify mechanisms for the simultaneous release of anions and cations into the xylem sap in roots, we investigated voltage-dependent ion conductances in the plasmalemma of xylem parenchyma cells. We applied the patch-clamp technique to protoplasts isolated from the xylem parenchyma by differential enzymic digestion of steles of barley roots (Hordeum vulgare L. cv Apex). In the whole-cell configuration, three types of cation-selective rectifiers could be identified: (a) one activated at membrane potentials above about -50 mV; (b) a second type of outward current appeared at membrane potentials above +20 to +40 mV; (c) below a membrane potential of approximately -110 mV, an inward rectifier could be distinguished. In addition, an anion-specific conductance manifested itself in single-channel activity in a voltage range extending from about -100 to +30 mV, with remarkably slow gating. In excised patches, K+ channels activated at hyperpolarization as well as at depolarization. We suggest that salt is released from the xylem parenchyma into the xylem apoplast by simultaneous flow of cations and anions through channels, following electrochemical gradients set up by the ion uptake processes in the cortex and, possibly, the release and reabsorption of ions on their way to the xylem.
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