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. 1995 Oct 10;92(21):9535–9539. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.21.9535

Strong regulation of slow anion channels and abscisic acid signaling in guard cells by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events.

C Schmidt 1, I Schelle 1, Y J Liao 1, J I Schroeder 1
PMCID: PMC40836  PMID: 11607582

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that slow anion channels in guard cells need to be activated to trigger stomatal closing and efficiently inactivated during stomatal opening. The patch-clamp technique was employed here to determine mechanisms that produce strong regulation of slow anion channels in guard cells. MgATP in guard cells, serving as a donor for phosphorylation, leads to strong activation of slow anion channels. Slow anion-channel activity was almost completely abolished by removal of cytosolic ATP or by the kinase inhibitors K-252a and H7. Nonhydrolyzable ATP, GTP, and guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate did not replace the ATP requirement for anion-channel activation. In addition, down-regulation of slow anion channels by ATP removal was inhibited by the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid. Stomatal closures in leaves induced by the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) and malate were abolished by kinase inhibitors and/or enhanced by okadaic acid. These data suggest that ABA signal transduction may proceed by activation of protein kinases and inhibition of an okadaic acid-sensitive phosphatase. This modulation of ABA-induced stomatal closing correlated to the large dynamic range for up- and down-regulation of slow anion channels by opposing phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events in guard cells. The presented opposing regulation by kinase and phosphatase modulators could provide important mechanisms for signal transduction by ABA and other stimuli during stomatal movements.

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