A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex

ABSTRACT Stomatal aperture is driven by changes in turgor of the guard cells that surround the stomatal pore. Epidermal cells immediately surrounding the guard cells are thought to contribute to the kinetics of aperture changes through changes in their turgor that opposes the guard cells and thought...

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Main Authors: Thanh‐Hao Nguyen, Jovaras Krasauskas, Thu Binh‐Anh Nguyen, Azka Noureen, Mark Smedley, John M. Christie, Wendy Harwood, Michael R. Blatt, Penny Hundleby
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Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.70045
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author Thanh‐Hao Nguyen
Jovaras Krasauskas
Thu Binh‐Anh Nguyen
Azka Noureen
Mark Smedley
John M. Christie
Wendy Harwood
Michael R. Blatt
Penny Hundleby
author_facet Thanh‐Hao Nguyen
Jovaras Krasauskas
Thu Binh‐Anh Nguyen
Azka Noureen
Mark Smedley
John M. Christie
Wendy Harwood
Michael R. Blatt
Penny Hundleby
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description ABSTRACT Stomatal aperture is driven by changes in turgor of the guard cells that surround the stomatal pore. Epidermal cells immediately surrounding the guard cells are thought to contribute to the kinetics of aperture changes through changes in their turgor that opposes the guard cells and thought their putative roles in solute storage for use by the guard cells. Nonetheless, our knowledge remains fragmentary of surrounding cell mechanics, in large part because the tools and strategies needed to target the surrounding cells independent of the guard cells are limited. Here, we have analyzed sets of promoters for Arabidopsis, Brassica, and barley that will allow physiological studies of the roles of epidermal cells and also surrounding cells in the case of barley in stomatal behavior. These tissue‐specific promoters offer distinct advantages over widely used, constitutive promoters by enabling precise and targeted gene expression within guard cells and the adjacent epidermal cells. As genetic tools, the promoters will have applications in strategies centered on physiological analyses and differential comparisons following expression targeted between the guard cells and the foliar epidermis as a whole. As such, they are well suited to questions around the mechanics of solute and water flux that will advance an understanding of the stomatal complex in these model species.
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spelling doaj-art-ede4bbb69260405a93fb447eb4f2a28c2025-08-20T03:26:04ZengWileyPlant Direct2475-44552025-02-0192n/an/a10.1002/pld3.70045A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal ComplexThanh‐Hao Nguyen0Jovaras Krasauskas1Thu Binh‐Anh Nguyen2Azka Noureen3Mark Smedley4John M. Christie5Wendy Harwood6Michael R. Blatt7Penny Hundleby8Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics and the Plant Science Group, School of Molecular Biosciences, Bower Building University of Glasgow Glasgow UKJohn Innes Institute Norwich UKLaboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics and the Plant Science Group, School of Molecular Biosciences, Bower Building University of Glasgow Glasgow UKJohn Innes Institute Norwich UKJohn Innes Institute Norwich UKLaboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics and the Plant Science Group, School of Molecular Biosciences, Bower Building University of Glasgow Glasgow UKJohn Innes Institute Norwich UKLaboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics and the Plant Science Group, School of Molecular Biosciences, Bower Building University of Glasgow Glasgow UKJohn Innes Institute Norwich UKABSTRACT Stomatal aperture is driven by changes in turgor of the guard cells that surround the stomatal pore. Epidermal cells immediately surrounding the guard cells are thought to contribute to the kinetics of aperture changes through changes in their turgor that opposes the guard cells and thought their putative roles in solute storage for use by the guard cells. Nonetheless, our knowledge remains fragmentary of surrounding cell mechanics, in large part because the tools and strategies needed to target the surrounding cells independent of the guard cells are limited. Here, we have analyzed sets of promoters for Arabidopsis, Brassica, and barley that will allow physiological studies of the roles of epidermal cells and also surrounding cells in the case of barley in stomatal behavior. These tissue‐specific promoters offer distinct advantages over widely used, constitutive promoters by enabling precise and targeted gene expression within guard cells and the adjacent epidermal cells. As genetic tools, the promoters will have applications in strategies centered on physiological analyses and differential comparisons following expression targeted between the guard cells and the foliar epidermis as a whole. As such, they are well suited to questions around the mechanics of solute and water flux that will advance an understanding of the stomatal complex in these model species.https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.70045guard cellfoliar epidermistissue‐specific expressionArabidopsisBrassicaHordeum
spellingShingle Thanh‐Hao Nguyen
Jovaras Krasauskas
Thu Binh‐Anh Nguyen
Azka Noureen
Mark Smedley
John M. Christie
Wendy Harwood
Michael R. Blatt
Penny Hundleby
A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
Plant Direct
guard cell
foliar epidermis
tissue‐specific expression
Arabidopsis
Brassica
Hordeum
title A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
title_full A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
title_fullStr A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
title_full_unstemmed A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
title_short A Promoter Collection for Cell‐Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
title_sort promoter collection for cell targeted analysis within the stomatal complex
topic guard cell
foliar epidermis
tissue‐specific expression
Arabidopsis
Brassica
Hordeum
url https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.70045
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