Structure, function, and pharmacology of glutamate receptor ion channels
Many physiologic effects of l-glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the
mammalian central nervous system, are mediated via signaling by ionotropic glutamate …
mammalian central nervous system, are mediated via signaling by ionotropic glutamate …
Calcium spikes, waves and oscillations in plant development and biotic interactions
Abstract The calcium ion (Ca2+) is a universal signal in all eukaryotic cells. A fundamental
question is how Ca2+, a simple cation, encodes complex information with high specificity …
question is how Ca2+, a simple cation, encodes complex information with high specificity …
News about amino acid metabolism in plant–microbe interactions
Plants constantly come into contact with a diverse mix of pathogenic and beneficial
microbes. The ability to distinguish between them and to respond appropriately is essential …
microbes. The ability to distinguish between them and to respond appropriately is essential …
Signaling role of glutamate in plants
XM Qiu, YY Sun, XY Ye, ZG Li - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It is well known that glutamate (Glu), a neurotransmitter in human body, is a protein amino
acid. It plays a very important role in plant growth and development. Nowadays, Glu has …
acid. It plays a very important role in plant growth and development. Nowadays, Glu has …
Identification of cell populations necessary for leaf-to-leaf electrical signaling in a wounded plant
The identity of the cell files necessary for the leaf-to-leaf transmission of wound signals
plants has been debated for decades. In Arabidopsis, wounding initiates the glutamate …
plants has been debated for decades. In Arabidopsis, wounding initiates the glutamate …
A fruitful journey: pollen tube navigation from germination to fertilization
MA Johnson, JF Harper… - Annual review of plant …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In flowering plants, pollen tubes undergo tip growth to deliver two nonmotile sperm to the
ovule where they fuse with an egg and central cell to achieve double fertilization. This …
ovule where they fuse with an egg and central cell to achieve double fertilization. This …
Ethylene-independent signaling by the ethylene precursor ACC in Arabidopsis ovular pollen tube attraction
The phytohormone ethylene has numerous effects on plant growth and development. Its
immediate precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), is a non-proteinogenic …
immediate precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), is a non-proteinogenic …
Wound‐and mechanostimulated electrical signals control hormone responses
Plants in nature are constantly exposed to organisms that touch them and wound them. A
highly conserved response to these stimuli is a rapid collapse of membrane potential (ie a …
highly conserved response to these stimuli is a rapid collapse of membrane potential (ie a …
Merging signaling with structure: functions and mechanisms of plant glutamate receptor ion channels
AA Simon, C Navarro-Retamal… - Annual Review of Plant …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Plant glutamate receptor-like (GLR) genes encode ion channels with demonstrated roles in
electrical and calcium (Ca2+) signaling. The expansion of the GLR family along the lineage …
electrical and calcium (Ca2+) signaling. The expansion of the GLR family along the lineage …
Interdependence of a mechanosensitive anion channel and glutamate receptors in distal wound signaling
J Moe-Lange, NM Gappel, M Machado, MM Wudick… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Glutamate has dual roles in metabolism and signaling; thus, signaling functions must be
isolatable and distinct from metabolic fluctuations, as seen in low-glutamate domains at …
isolatable and distinct from metabolic fluctuations, as seen in low-glutamate domains at …