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  • Title: Cation effects on chloride fluxes and accumulation levels in barley roots.
    Author: Jackson PC, Edwards DG.
    Journal: J Gen Physiol; 1966 Sep; 50(1):225-41. PubMed ID: 5971030.
    Abstract:
    Accumulation of Cl(-) by excised barley roots, as of K(+), approaches a maximum level at which the ion influx and efflux rates become equal. The rate of Cl(-) influx at this equilibrium is close to the initial rate while the efflux rate increases with time from zero to equality with influx. The Cl(-) fluxes are independent of simultaneous exchange flux of the cations, but depend on the nature and concentration of the salt solutions from which they originate. The Cl(-) content at equilibrium, however, is largely independent of the external concentrations. The approach to equilibrium reflects the presence of the cation. Cl(-) flux equilibrium is attained more rapidly in KCl than in CsCl or CaCl(2). This is presumably an effect of much slower distribution of Cs(+) and Ca(++) than of K(+) within the roots. Accumulated Cs(+) appears to form a barrier to ion movement primarily within the outermost cells, thereby reducing influx and ultimately efflux rates of both Cl(-) and cations. Slow internal mixing and considerable self-exchange of the incoming ions suggest internal transport over a series of steps which can become rate-limiting to the accumulation of ions in roots.
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