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  • Plant Physiology
  • Mechanosensation
  • Plant Vascular Biology

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  • The capacity of plant vasculature to sense mechanical stimuli, such as touch, remains largely unexplored.
  • Understanding plant mechanosensation is vital for comprehending plant responses to environmental cues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate touch-response electrical signals in the leaves and veins of *Arabidopsis thaliana*.
  • To identify the molecular mechanisms underlying plant mechanosensory responses in the vasculature.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a quantitative assay to measure touch-response electrical signals in *Arabidopsis thaliana*.
  • Utilized intracellular electrodes to detect membrane depolarizations in the phloem.
  • Generated *Arabidopsis H*-ATPase (AHA) gene mutants, specifically *aha1 aha3* double mutants, to assess their role in touch responses.

Main Results:

  • Mechanostimulation induced electrical signaling in leaves with strong diel regulation.
  • Touch-response membrane depolarizations were detected in the phloem.
  • The *aha1 aha3* double mutants exhibited attenuated touch responses and reduced growth rates.
  • Primary veins demonstrated autonomous mechanosensory properties dependent on P-type proton pumps.

Conclusions:

  • The plant vasculature possesses mechanosensory capabilities.
  • P-type proton pumps, particularly AHA1 and AHA3 in companion cells, are essential for touch-induced electrical signaling in primary veins.
  • These mechanosensory pathways influence plant growth rates.