Mesophyll photosynthesis and guard cell metabolism impacts on stomatal behaviour. Issue 4 (September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lawson, Tracy; Simkin, Andrew J.; Kelly, Gilor; Granot, David
• Is Part Of: New phytologist. Volume 203:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 1064
• Page End: 1081
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Subjects: Botany -- Periodicals; 580
• DOI: 10.1111/nph.12945
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-646X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="nph12945-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="nph12945-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Contents</title> <p> <table-wrap position="anchor" orientation="portrait"> <table width="100%" border="1"> <colgroup span="1"> <col span="1" /> <col span="1" /> <col span="1" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0201" /> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1064</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">I.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0002">I.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1064</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">II.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0003">II.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1066</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">III.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0004">III.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1066</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">IV.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0005">IV.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1068</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">V.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0006">V.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1069</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">VI.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0007">VI.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1070</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">VII.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0008">VII.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1070</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">VIII.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0009">VIII.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1070</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">IX.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0010">IX.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1071</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">X.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0011">X.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1072</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">XI.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0012">XI.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1074</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">XII.</td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0013">XII.</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1074</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-sec-0014" /> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1076</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <xref ref-type="link" rid="nph12945-bibl-0001">References</xref> </td> <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1">1076</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </table-wrap> </p> </sec> <sec id="nph12945-sec-0201" sec-type="section"> <title>Summary</title> <p>Stomata control gaseous fluxes between the internal leaf air spaces and the external atmosphere. Guard cells determine stomatal aperture and must operate to ensure an appropriate balance between CO<sub>2</sub> uptake for photosynthesis (<italic>A</italic>) and water loss, and ultimately plant water use efficiency (WUE). A strong correlation between <italic>A</italic> and stomatal conductance (<italic>g</italic><sub>s</sub>) is well documented and often observed, but the underlying mechanisms, possible signals and metabolites that promote this relationship are currently unknown. In this review we evaluate the current literature on mesophyll‐driven signals that may coordinate stomatal behaviour with mesophyll carbon assimilation. We explore a possible role of various metabolites including sucrose and malate (from several potential sources; including guard cell photosynthesis) and new evidence that improvements in WUE have been made by manipulating sucrose metabolism within the guard cells. Finally we discuss the new tools and techniques available for potentially manipulating cell‐specific metabolism, including guard and mesophyll cells, in order to elucidate mesophyll‐derived signals that coordinate mesophyll CO<sub>2</sub> demands with stomatal behaviour, in order to provide a mechanistic understanding of these processes as this may identify potential targets for manipulations in order to improve plant WUE and crop yield.</p> </sec> </abstract>