Cloning and characterizations of plant K+ transport systems aside from Arabidopsis have
been increasing over the past decade, favored by the availability of more and more plant …

Abstract Potassium (K+), the most abundant cation in biological organisms, plays a crucial
role in the survival and development of plant cells, modulation of basic mechanisms such as …

Plant growth and development is driven by osmotic processes. Potassium represents the
major osmotically active cation in plants cells. The uptake of this inorganic osmolyte from the …

Amongst the nine voltage‐gated K+ channel (Kv) subunits expressed in Arabidopsis, AtKC1
does not seem to form functional Kv channels on its own, and is therefore said to be silent. It …

Potassium (K+) is an important macronutrient and the most abundant cation in higher plants
which plays a key role in various cellular processes. Its accumulation from soil and its …

Guard cells adjust their volume by changing their ion content due to intense fluxes that, for
K+, are believed to flow through inward or outward Shaker channels. Because Shaker …

Commercial strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa Duch., is a species sensitive to salinity. Under
saline conditions, Na+ uptake by the plant is increased, while K+ uptake is significantly …

Heterologous expression allows the production of plant proteins in an organism which is
simpler than the natural source. This technology is widely used for large‐scale purification of …

Voltage‐gated potassium channels of plants are multimeric proteins built of four α‐subunits.
In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, nine genes coding for K+ channel α‐subunits have …

Evidence has been gathered to suggest that trace amounts of copper induce neurotoxicity
by interaction with elevated cholesterol in diet. Copper treatment alone showed no …