Stretch-activated ion channels identified in the touch-sensitive structures of carnivorous Droseraceae plants
C. Procko, S. Murthy, W. T. Keenan, S. A. R. Mousavi, T. Dabi, A. Coombs, E. Procko, L. Baird, A. Patapoutian, J. Chory
The paper identifies a stretch-activated ion channel in touch-sensitive trigger hairs of carnivorous Droseraceae plants, suggesting it evolved from ancestral mechanosensitive channels.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2020Plant Biology