This patch‐clamp study describes a 40 pS homologue of the VK channel in Beta vulgaris taproot vacuoles. This voltage‐independent channel is activated by submicromolar Ca2+, and is ideally selective for K+ over Cl–and Na+.
Abstract
In higher plants the vacuolar K+‐selective (VK) channel was identified solely in guard cells. This patch‐clamp study describes a 40 pS homologue of the VK channel in Beta vulgaris taproot vacuoles. This voltage‐independent channel is activated by submicromolar Ca2+, and is ideally selective for K+ over Cl– and Na+.