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How to grow a tree: plant voltage-dependent cation channels in the spotlight of evolution
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Dreyer, I and Sussmilch, F and Fukushima, K and Riadi, G and Becker, D and Schultz, J and Hedrich, R, How to grow a tree: plant voltage-dependent cation channels in the spotlight of evolution, Trends in Plant Science pp. 1-12. ISSN 1360-1385 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2020.07.011
Abstract
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 the main cation channels in plant electrical signalling: the Shaker family of voltage-gated potassium channels and the two-pore cation (K+) channel (TPC1) family. Strikingly, the TPC1 family followed the same conservative evolutionary path as one particular subfamily of Shaker channels (Kout) and remained highly invariant after terrestrialisation, suggesting that electrical signalling was, and remains, key to survival on land. We note that phylogenetic analyses can have pitfalls, which may lead to erroneous conclusions. To avoid these in the future, we suggest guidelines for analyses of ion channel evolution in plants.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | phylogeny, K+ channel, TPC1, plant ion channels |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Bioinformatics and computational biology |
Research Field: | Sequence analysis |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
UTAS Author: | Sussmilch, F (Dr Frances Sussmilch) |
UTAS Author: | Hedrich, R (Professor Rainer Hedrich) |
ID Code: | 140619 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DE200101133) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 14 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2020-08-31 |
Last Modified: | 2020-08-31 |
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