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Regulation of ion transport in guard cells

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Stomatal aperture size is controlled by volume changes in the subtending guard-cell pair (Fig. 1). Basically, stomatal aperture size increases as guard cells swell because of asymmetric distension of their cell walls. Guard-cell swelling occurs in response to K+ uptake (Imamura, 1943), balanced by Cl- uptake and anion (malate2-) synthesis from starch. These salts accumulate in vacuoles. Accumulation lowers guard-cell solute potential; as a result, water flows into the cell. Water influx increases the pressure potential, which causes cell swelling. Stomata close by dissipating these salts, including malate2- (Van Kirk & Raschke, 1978).

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Hite, D.R.C., Outlaw, W.H. (1994). Regulation of ion transport in guard cells. In: Alscher, R.G., Wellburn, A.R. (eds) Plant Responses to the Gaseous Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1294-9_10

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