Mechanosensitive Channels and their Emerging Gating Mechanisms

2015 ◽  
pp. 73-88
Keyword(s):  
Mechanosensitive Channels ◽  
Gating Mechanisms

scholarly journals With an Ear up Against the Wall: An Update on Mechanoperception in Arabidopsis.

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1587
Author(s):  
Sara Behnami ◽  
Dario Bonetta
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Mechanosensitive Channels ◽  
Compensatory Responses ◽  
Cell Wall Damage ◽  
Mechanical Signals ◽  
Hormone Signalling

Cells interpret mechanical signals and adjust their physiology or development appropriately. In plants, the interface with the outside world is the cell wall, a structure that forms a continuum with the plasma membrane and the cytoskeleton. Mechanical stress from cell wall damage or deformation is interpreted to elicit compensatory responses, hormone signalling, or immune responses. Our understanding of how this is achieved is still evolving; however, we can refer to examples from animals and yeast where more of the details have been worked out. Here, we provide an update on this changing story with a focus on candidate mechanosensitive channels and plasma membrane-localized receptors.

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