title: Plant physiology: spreading a drought warning.
abstract: Communication between the root and the shoot forms a central part of the coordinated response of plants to drought. Recent evidence suggests that a K+ channel expressed in the stelar tissue of the root may have a major role in this process.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hetherington
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D017360:Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004190:Disasters; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D018526:Plant Transpiration / Q000502:physiology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D051637:Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D015221:Potassium Channels; C114544:SKOR protein, Arabidopsis; D051637:Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels; D014867:Water; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium