Flütsch, S., Wang, Y., Takemiya, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S. R., Klejchova, M., Nigro, A., Hills, A., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R. and Santelia, D. (2020) Guard cell starch degradation yields glucose for rapid stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 32(7), pp. 2325-2344. (doi: 10.1105/tpc.18.00802) (PMID:32354788)
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Abstract
Starch in Arabidopsis guard cells is rapidly degraded at the start of the day by the glucan hydrolases a-amylase3 (AMY3) and b-amylase1 (BAM1) to promote stomatal opening. This process is activated via phototropin-mediated blue light signaling downstream of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase. It remains unknown how guard cell starch degradation integrates with light-regulated membrane transport processes in the fine control of stomatal opening kinetics. We report that H+, K+ and Cl- transport across the guard cell plasma membrane is unaltered in the amy3bam1 mutant, suggesting that starch degradation products do not directly affect the capacitiy to transport ions. Enzymatic quantification revealed that after 30 min of blue light illumination, amy3bam1 guard cells had similar malate levels as the wild type, but had dramatically altered sugar homeostasis, with almost undetectable amounts of glucose. Thus, glucose, not malate, is the major starch-derived metabolite in Arabidopsis guard cells. We further show that impaired starch degradation in the amy3bam1 mutant resulted in an increase in the time constant for opening of 40 min. We conclude that rapid starch degradation at dawn is required to maintain the cytoplasmic sugar pool, clearly needed for fast stomatal opening. The conversion and exchange of metabolites between subcellular compartments therefore coordinates the energetic and metabolic status of the cell with membrane ion transport.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Blatt, Professor Michael and Wang, Dr Yizhou |
| Authors: | Flütsch, S., Wang, Y., Takemiya, A., Vialet-Chabrand, S. R., Klejchova, M., Nigro, A., Hills, A., Lawson, T., Blatt, M. R., and Santelia, D. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences |
| Journal Name: | Plant Cell |
| Publisher: | American Society of Plant Biologists |
| ISSN: | 1040-4651 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1532-298X |
| Published Online: | 30 April 2020 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Plant Cell 32(7):2325-2344 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence |
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