Physiological Control of Chloride Transport in Chara corallina
1981; Oxford University Press; Volume: 67; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1104/pp.67.6.1113
ISSN1532-2548
Autores Tópico(s)Marine and coastal plant biology
ResumoThe rate of Cl− transport at the plasma membrane of the freshwater alga Chara corallina is investigated with respect to possible in vivo controls acting in addition to the two well established ones of cytoplasmic Cl− and cytoplasmic pH. In contrast with results from many other plant tissues, halides appear to be the only anions capable of inhibiting Cl− transport, either from the outside or inside surfaces of the plasma membrane. Cell turgor pressure was also investigated. It was found that neither the influx of Cl− nor that of K+ or HCO2− is sensitive to turgor. Internal osmotic pressure is also insensitive to turgor, a situation contrasting with that in closely related brackish water charophytes.
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