Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

A mechanosensitive Ca2+ channel activity is dependent on the developmental regulator DEK1

  • Daniel Tran,
  • Roberta Galletti,
  • Enrique D. Neumann,
  • Annick Dubois,
  • Reza Sharif-Naeini,
  • Anja Geitmann,
  • Jean-Marie Frachisse,
  • Olivier Hamant,
  • Gwyneth C. Ingram

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00878-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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A rise in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration is a well-described response of plant cells to mechanical stimulation. Here the authors show that the DEK1 protein, which is essential for epidermis specification and development in plants, is required for triggering a mechanically-activated Ca2+ channel.