Abstract
The effects of the bacterial phytotoxin, syringomycin, on stomata were investigated using detached leaves of Xanthium strumarium and isolated epidermes of Vicia faba. Syringomycin is known to cause K+ efflux in fungal and higher plant cells. Doses of syringomycin as low as 0.3 unit per square centimeter (about 0.88 pmole per square centimeter) resulted in measurable stomatal closure when applied through the transpiration stream of detached leaves; higher doses produced larger reductions in stomatal conductance. Stomatal apertures of isolated epidermes were also reduced by low concentrations (3.2 units per milliliter; 10−8 molar) of syringomycin. The effects of syringomycin were similar to those of ABA. Both compounds closed stomata at a similar rate and at similar concentrations. In addition, neither compound significantly affected the relationship between photosynthesis and intercellular CO2 based on data taken after stomatal conductance had stabilized following the treatment. It is possible that syringomycin and ABA activate the same K+ export system in guard cells, and syringomycin may be a valuable tool for studying the molecular basis of ABA effects on guard cells.
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