title: Light-regulated leaf expansion in two Populus species: dependence on developmentally controlled ion transport.
abstract: Leaf growth responses to light have been compared in two species of Populus, P. deltoides and P. trichocarpa. These species differ markedly in morphology, anatomy, and dependence on light during leaf expansion. Light stimulates the growth rate and acidification of cell walls in P. trichocarpa but not in P. deltoides, whereas leaves of P. deltoides maintain growth in the dark. Light-induced growth is promoted in P. deltoides when cells are provided 50-100 mM KCl. In both species, light initially depolarizes, then hyperpolarizes mesophyll plasma membranes. However, in the dark, the resting E(m) of mesophyll cells in P. deltoides, but not in P. trichocarpa, is relatively insensitive to decade changes in external [K+]. Results suggest that light-stimulated leaf growth depends on developmentally regulated cellular mechanisms controlling ion fluxes across the plasma membrane. These developmental differences underlie species-level differences in growth and physiological responses to the photoenvironment.
authors.affiliation: Botany Department, Box 35-5325, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-5325, USA.
authors.forename: Kari A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Stiles
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Volkenburgh
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D003624:Darkness; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D031308:Salicaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D011189:Potassium Chloride