title: Inhibition of the stomatal blue light response by verapamil at high concentration.
abstract: Blue light-dependent proton pumping in guard cell protoplasts and light-induced stomatal opening in the epidermis were inhibited by 1 mM verapamil, a Ca2+ channel blocker. Proton pumping and stomatal opening induced by fusicoccin, an activator of plasma membrane proton pump, were not inhibited by verapamil. These results suggest that verapamil inhibits blue light signaling in guard cells without inhibiting the pump.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shigenaga
mesh_terms: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006027:Glycosides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008027:Light; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D017494:Proton Pumps / Q000187:drug effects; D014700:Verapamil / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D006027:Glycosides; D017494:Proton Pumps; C007808:fusicoccin; D014700:Verapamil