Systems dynamic modeling of the stomatal guard cell predicts emergent behaviors in transport, signaling, and volume control.
Plant Physiol
; 159(3): 1235-51, 2012 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
The dynamics of stomatal movements and their consequences for photosynthesis and transpirational water loss have long been incorporated into mathematical models, but none have been developed from the bottom up that are widely applicable in predicting stomatal behavior at a cellular level. We previously established a systems dynamic model incorporating explicitly the wealth of biophysical and kinetic knowledge available for guard cell transport, signaling, and homeostasis. Here we describe the behavior of the model in response to experimentally documented changes in primary pump activities and malate (Mal) synthesis imposed over a diurnal cycle. We show that the model successfully recapitulates the cyclic variations in Hâº, Kâº, Clâ», and Mal concentrations in the cytosol and vacuole known for guard cells. It also yields a number of unexpected and counterintuitive outputs. Among these, we report a diurnal elevation in cytosolic-free Ca²âº concentration and an exchange of vacuolar Clâ» with Mal, both of which find substantiation in the literature but had previously been suggested to require additional and complex levels of regulation. These findings highlight the true predictive power of the OnGuard model in providing a framework for systems analysis of stomatal guard cells, and they demonstrate the utility of the OnGuard software and HoTSig library in exploring fundamental problems in cellular physiology and homeostasis.
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Transducción de Señal
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Biología de Sistemas
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Estomas de Plantas
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Modelos Biológicos
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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2012
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