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 …

Gating of K+ and other ion channels is 'hard-wired'within the channel protein. So it remains a
puzzle how closely related channels in plants can show an unusually diverse range of …

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 …

Abstract In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), the Shaker K+ channel AKT1 conducts K+
uptake in root cells, and its activity is regulated by CBL1/9-CIPK23 complexes as well as by …

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 transporters play crucial roles in K+ uptake and translocation in plants. However,
so far little is known about the regulatory mechanism of potassium transporters. Here, we …

Phylogenetic analysis can be a powerful tool for generating hypotheses regarding the
evolution of physiological processes. Here, we provide an updated view of the evolution of …

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 …

Grapevine is one of the most economically important fruit crops due to the high value of its
fruit and its importance in winemaking. The current decrease in grape berry quality and …

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 …