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. 2016 Feb 8;26(3):R107-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.025.

Plant Physiology: Redefining the Enigma of Metabolism in Stomatal Movement

Michael R Blatt  1
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Plant Physiology: Redefining the Enigma of Metabolism in Stomatal Movement

Michael R Blatt. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Stomata open at the leaf epidermis, driven by solute accumulation in the surrounding guard cells. Transmembrane ion transport has long been recognised to contribute to this process. A new study makes it clear that guard cells also metabolise starch to accelerate opening.

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