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ArticlePloS one2024

Preparation of isolated guard cells, containing cell walls, from Vicia faba.

Sara K Fleetwood, Maya Kleiman, E Johan Foster

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara K FleetwoodDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9692-6833
Maya KleimanPlant Sciences Institute, Agricultural Research Organization (Volcani Center), Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2302-4892
E Johan FosterDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4103-8510
University of British Columbia · CAAgricultural Research Organization · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stomatal movement, initiated by specialized epidermal cells known as guard cells (GCs), plays a pivotal role in plant gas exchange and water use efficiency. Despite protocols existing for isolating GCs through proplasting for carrying out biochemical, physiological, and molecular studies, protocals for isolating GCs with their cell walls still intact have been lacking in the literature. In this paper, we introduce a method for the isolation of complete GCs from Vicia faba and show their membrane to remain impermeable through propidium iodide staining. This methodology enables further in-depth analyses into the cell wall composition of GCs, facilitating our understanding of structure-function relationship governing reversible actuation within cells.

Indexed as

FabaceaeVicia fabaCell WallMicrotubules

Identifiers

PMID38513160
PMCPMC10957180
OpenAlexW4393031648

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