Structural characterization of the mechanosensitive channel candidate MCA2 from Arabidopsis thaliana.

Mechanosensing in plants is thought to be governed by sensory complexes containing a Ca²⁺-permeable, mechanosensitive channel. The plasma membrane protein MCA1 and its paralog MCA2 from Arabidopsis thaliana are involved in mechanical stress-induced Ca²⁺ influx and are thus considered as candidates f...

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Main Authors: Hideki Shigematsu, Kazuko Iida, Masataka Nakano, Pratima Chaudhuri, Hidetoshi Iida, Kuniaki Nagayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903776?pdf=render