@article{
author = "Živanović, Branka D. and Cuin, Tracey Ann and Shabala, Sergey",
year = "2007",
abstract = "Two types of segments (intact leaf tissue and isolated mesophyll tissue respectively) were isolated from basal (still growing) and tip (non-growing) maize leaf regions. The leaf segments were exposed to different light qualities (blue or red light) and quantities, and net fluxes of K+, Ca2+ and H+ were measured non-invasively using ion-selective vibrating microelectrodes (the MIFF technique). A clear dose dependency of all ion flux responses on both red (RL) and blue (BL) light fluence rate was found. We provide evidence that light-induced K+ flux kinetics are different between growing and non-growing tissues and attribute this difference to the direct involvement of RL-induced K+ flux in turgor-driven leaf expansion growth controlled by the epidermis, as well as to the charge-balancing role of K+ in the leaf mesophyll. Generally, BL was much more efficient in stimulating K+ uptake in the growing basal region compared with RL. We also show a much stronger influence of RL on Ca2+ fluxes in the basal region compared with BL, which argues in favor of the importance of RL in Ca2+ signaling during leaf growth.",
publisher = "Oxford Univ Press, Oxford",
journal = "Plant and Cell Physiology",
title = "Spectral and dose dependence of light-induced ion flux responses from maize leaves and their involvement in leaf expansion growth",
pages = "605-598",
number = "4",
volume = "48",
doi = "10.1093/pcp/pcm032"
}