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Chloride uptake by oat coleoptile parenchyma described by combined influx and efflux transport systems
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Babourina, OK and Knowles, AE and Newman, IA, Chloride uptake by oat coleoptile parenchyma described by combined influx and efflux transport systems, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, 25, (8) pp. 929-936. ISSN 0310-7841 (1998) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1071/PP98100
Abstract
Chloride fluxes for oat coleoptile parenchyma were measured using the MIFE system for non-invasive microelectrode ion flux measurement. The effects on chloride fluxes of membrane potential, external chloride concentration, pH, cation composition of the bathing solution, and the anion channel blocker anthracene-9-carboxylic acid were studied. From the experimental data we propose that the step-like appearance of the chloride uptake curve at concentrations higher than 1 mm is due to combined activity of influx and efflux systems. According to this hypothesis the uptake of chloride ions is made by a pH sensitive active transport system with V(max) = 4000 nmol m-2 s-, K(m) = 7 mM [Cl-]. Chloride ions are released from the cell through channels with Gaussian type kinetics, the characteristics of which are dependent upon the external bathing solution: V(max) = -2300 nmol m-2 s-1 at 25 mM [Cl-] for CaCl2, and V(max) = -2000 nmol m-2 s-1 at 15 mM [Cl-] for KCl; with both curves having the same width of 17 mM [Cl-].
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
Research Group: | Medical and biological physics |
Research Field: | Biological physics |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences |
UTAS Author: | Babourina, OK (Dr Olga Babourina) |
UTAS Author: | Knowles, AE (Mr Andrew Knowles) |
UTAS Author: | Newman, IA (Dr Ian Newman) |
ID Code: | 14499 |
Year Published: | 1998 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
Deposited By: | Physics |
Deposited On: | 1998-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-09 |
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