Abstract
Trans-stimulation by salts of the passive efflux of Cl⊖ across the plasma membrane of plant cells was established previously. In this paper the trans-effect of salts is compared with the effect of nystatin on ion efflux. It is further shown that the influx of anions is also stimulated by external salts. Influx of Cl⊖ was stimulated by K2SO4 (>~1 mM), influx of SO4 2⊖ was stimulated by KCl (>~lmM). This suggests that with increasing external salt concentration not only the electrical potential across the plasmalemma is lowered (due to preferential permeability to monovalent cations) but alsoth e permeability (i. e. the permeability coefficient) of the plasmalemma to anions is increased. According to the model proposed for the salt-stimulated decrease in the resistance to passive anion permeation the plasmalemma may be considered a lipid lattice-electrofilter. The nature of the coupling of the counter fluxes is discussed.
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