The role of sucrose in guard cell osmoregulation

Stomatal apertures are regulated by changes in the solute content of guard cells. The identity of the solutes involved in guard cell osmoregulation has been the subject of much study. Early consensus in the field held that carbohydrates derived from starch constitute the principal osmoticum. This starch-sugar hypothesis has been replaced by the present paradigm of guard cell osmoregulation by K + and its counterions. Recent studies, however, show that both K + and sucrose are primary guard cell osmotica, and that the use of these two solutes is separated into two distinct phases in which one or the other constitutes the dominant osmoticum. In the intact leaf, opening at the beginning of a daily cycle is supported by K + and its counterions, malate 2- and Cl - . Malate 2- is the dominant counterion in growth chamber-grown leaves, whereas Cl - predominates in a greenhouse environment. In the second half of the daily cycle, K + content in guard cells decreases drastically and sucrose becomes the dominant solute. Manipulation of stomatal apertures by altering ambient CO 2 concentration shows that either K + or sucrose accumulation can sustain rapid opening. The functional implications of two distinct osmoregulatory phases of stomatal movements remains to be elucidated. The guard cell content of K + , its counterions, and sucrose can be modulated by at least three osmoregulatory pathways in guard cells. Experimental conditions favouring three distinct pathways have been established, but major uncertainties remain about the control of guard cell solute content in the intact leaf.

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