| Transporters and Pumps in Plant Signaling | 3 |
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| Preface | 5 |
| Contents | 7 |
| Part I: Membranes and Water Transport | 9 |
| Plant Aquaporins: Roles in Water Homeostasis, Nutrition, and Signaling Processes | 10 |
| 1 Introduction | 10 |
| 2 Plant Aquaporins | 12 |
| 2.1 Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Proteins | 12 |
| 2.2 Tonoplast Intrinsic Proteins | 13 |
| 2.3 Small Basic Intrinsic Proteins | 14 |
| 2.4 Nodulin26-Like Intrinsic Proteins | 16 |
| 2.5 X Intrinsic Proteins | 17 |
| 2.6 Hybrid Intrinsic Proteins | 17 |
| 2.7 GlpF-Like Intrinsic Proteins | 17 |
| 3 Structural Features of Major Intrinsic Proteins | 18 |
| 3.1 Aquaporin Structure | 18 |
| 3.2 Aromatic/Arginine (ar/R) Constriction Region | 19 |
| 3.3 Oligomer Formation | 19 |
| 4 Why Do Plants Contain So Many MIP Isoforms? | 21 |
| 4.1 MIP Function Related to Water Transport | 22 |
| 4.2 MIP Function Related to Nitric Oxide Transport | 23 |
| 4.3 MIP Function Related to Ammonia Transport | 24 |
| 4.4 MIP Function Related to Urea Transport | 25 |
| 4.5 MIP Function Related to Carbon Dioxide Transport | 26 |
| 4.6 MIP Function Related to Hydrogen Peroxide Transport | 27 |
| 4.7 MIP Function Related to Organic Acid Transport | 28 |
| 4.8 MIP Function Related to Glycerol Transport | 29 |
| 4.9 MIP Function Related to Boric Acid Transport | 30 |
| 4.10 MIP Function Related to Silicic Acid Transport | 31 |
| 4.11 MIP Function Related to Arsenite/Antimonite Transport | 31 |
| 5 Conclusion | 33 |
| References | 33 |
| Part II: Signaling Related to Ion Transport | 44 |
| Plant Proton Pumps: Regulatory Circuits Involving H+-ATPase and H+-PPase | 45 |
| 1 P-Type H+-ATPases | 45 |
| 1.1 Arabidopsis Encodes 11 Members of H+-ATPases | 46 |
| 1.2 Mechanism of Activation by 14-3-3 Proteins | 47 |
| 1.3 Phosphoproteomic Studies of Plasma Membrane H+-ATPases | 48 |
| 1.4 Controlling the Size of the Stomatal Pore | 49 |
| 1.4.1 Opening of Guard Cells | 49 |
| 1.4.2 Closure of Guard Cells | 50 |
| 1.4.3 Pathogens Modulate the H+ Pumps to Invade Plants Through the Stomatal Pore | 50 |
| 1.5 PKS5: A Protein Kinase Preventing Binding of 14-3-3 Protein | 51 |
| 1.5.1 ScaBP1: A Calcium Binding Protein Modulating PKS5 Action | 51 |
| 1.5.2 DnaJ: A Chaperone Like Protein Repressing PKS5 Activity | 52 |
| 1.6 Nutrient Uptake and Responses to Changes in the Soil | 52 |
| 1.6.1 Response to Limited Phosphate | 53 |
| 2 Plant H+-PPases | 53 |
| 2.1 Vacuolar H+-PPases in Fruits | 55 |
| 2.2 Vacuolar H+-PPase Is a Key Player for Plant Salt Tolerance | 56 |
| 2.3 Vacuolar H+-PPases in Maize Aleurone | 56 |
| 2.4 Subcellular Localization of Plant H+-PPases | 57 |
| 2.5 Are There Other H+-PPases in Plants? | 58 |
| 2.6 Transcriptional Regulation of H+-PPases | 58 |
| 2.6.1 Sugar Starvation | 59 |
| 2.6.2 Pi Starvation | 60 |
| 2.7 Puzzling Phenotypes Triggered by Altering the Expression of H+-PPases in Plants | 60 |
| 2.8 Could the H+-PPase Affect Sucrose Phloem Loading? | 61 |
| 2.8.1 PPi Concentrations Are Essential for Sucrose Phloem Loading | 61 |
| 2.8.2 H+-PPase and H+-ATPase Localize in Close Proximity at the PM of Sieve Elements | 61 |
| 2.8.3 Hypothetical Model | 62 |
| References | 63 |
| Na+ and K+ Transporters in Plant Signaling | 71 |
| 1 Introduction | 72 |
| 2 K+ Transport | 72 |
| 2.1 K+ Uptake from Diluted Solutions and Plant Signaling | 73 |
| 2.2 Transcriptional Regulation of High-Affinity HAK Transporters | 74 |
| 2.3 Regulation of AKT1 Channels by Phosphorylation/Dephosphorylation | 78 |
| 3 Sodium Transport | 80 |
| 3.1 Sodium Influx at the Plasma Membrane | 80 |
| 3.2 Sodium Efflux and Long-Distance Transport | the SOS System85 |
| 3.3 Transport at the Tonoplast for Na+ Sequestration | 91 |
| 4 Concluding Remarks | 94 |
| References | 95 |
| Iron Transport and Signaling in Plants | 105 |
| 1 Introduction | 105 |
| 2 Fe Transport and Signaling in Yeast and Mammalian Cells | 106 |
| 2.1 A Brief Overview of Fe Transport and Signaling in Yeast | 106 |
| 2.2 A Brief Overview of Fe Transport and Signaling in Mammals | 107 |
| 3 Fe Transport Systems in Plant Cells | 108 |
| 3.1 Fe Uptake | 108 |
| 3.1.1 Strategy I | 108 |
| 3.1.2 Strategy II | 110 |
| 3.2 Intracellular Fe Distribution | 111 |
| 3.2.1 Vacuole | 112 |
| 3.2.2 Chloroplast | 113 |
| 3.2.3 Mitochondria | 114 |
| 3.2.4 Other Compartments | 114 |
| 3.3 Long-Distance Transport | 115 |
| 3.3.1 Xylem Transport | 115 |
| 3.3.2 Phloem Transport | 115 |
| 4 Mechanisms of the Regulation of Fe Uptake in Plants | 116 |
| 4.1 Transcriptional Control of Fe Uptake in Strategy I Plants | 116 |
| 4.2 Post-transcriptional Control of Fe Acquisition Mechanisms in Strategy I Plants | 118 |
| 4.3 Transcriptional Control of Fe Uptake in Strategy II Plants | 119 |
| 5 Local Versus Long-Distance Regulation | 121 |
| 6 Hormonal Signals | 123 |
| 6.1 Ethylene | 124 |
| 6.2 Cytokinins | 125 |
| 6.3 Nitric Oxide | 125 |
| 7 Diurnal Regulation and Control by the Circadian Clock | 127 |
| 8 Conclusion | 128 |
| References | 129 |
| Ca2+ Pumps and Ca2+ Antiporters in Plant Development | 138 |
| 1 Introduction | 138 |
| 2 Ca2+-ATPases | 141 |
| 2.1 Characteristics of Type 2A Ca2+-ATPases (ECAs) | 142 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Type 2B Ca2+-ATPases (ACAs) | 143 |
| 2.3 Physiological Role of Ca2+-ATPases | 148 |
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