Possible Influence of Cell Walls upon Ion Concentrations at Plasma Membrane Surfaces. Toward a Comprehensive View of Cell-Surface Electrical Effects upon Ion Uptake, Intoxication, and Amelioration
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 136 (3), 3804-3813
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.043174
Abstract
Plant uptake of ions, intoxication by ions, and the alleviation of intoxication by other ions often correlate poorly with ion concentrations in the rooting medium. By contrast, uptake, intoxication, and alleviation correlate well with ion concentrations at the plasma membrane (PM) surface computed as though the PM were bathed directly in the rooting medium with no effect from the cell wall (CW). According to two separate lines of analysis, a close association of CWs and PMs results in a slight increase in cation concentrations and a slight decrease in anion concentrations at the PM surface compared with concentrations when the CW is separated or has no effect. Although slightly different, the ion concentrations at the PM surface computed with and without close association with the CW are highly correlated. Altogether, the CW would appear to have a small effect upon ion uptake by the PM or upon intoxication or alleviation of intoxication originating at the PM surface. These analyses have been enabled by the recent evaluation of parameters required for the electrostatic models (Gouy-Chapman-Stern and Donnan-plus-binding) used to compute electrical potentials and ion concentrations in CWs and at PM surfaces.Keywords
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