Table II.
CaCl2-induced actin reorganization in guard cells
| Time | Actin
Pattern
|
No. of Cellsa | Stomatal Aperturec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| min | % of total | μm | ||||
| 0 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 480 | 12.8 ± 0.38 (60) |
| 10 | 55 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 460 | 11.9 ± 0.38 (60) |
| 30 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 480 | 3.4 ± 0.42 (60) |
| 60 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 500 | 1.5 ± 0.36 (60) |
Epidermal fragments were treated with 2 mm CaCl2 prior to measurement of stomatal apertures and actin labeling. Actin organizations in guard cells observed in six epidermal fragments from three independent experiments were classified into four types as in Figure 1 and Table I.
No. of cells examined for changes in actin pattern.
Average ± se (n).