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Guard cell-enriched phosphoproteome reveals phosphorylation of endomembrane proteins in closed stomata


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Anne-Marie Pullen, Scott P. Lyons, Angie L. Mordant, Laura E. Herring, Belinda S. Akpa, Marcela Rojas-Pierce
Journal of Proteomics, 2026, p. 105681


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Pullen, A.-M., Lyons, S. P., Mordant, A. L., Herring, L. E., Akpa, B. S., & Rojas-Pierce, M. (2026). Guard cell-enriched phosphoproteome reveals phosphorylation of endomembrane proteins in closed stomata. Journal of Proteomics, 105681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2026.105681


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Pullen, Anne-Marie, Scott P. Lyons, Angie L. Mordant, Laura E. Herring, Belinda S. Akpa, and Marcela Rojas-Pierce. “Guard Cell-Enriched Phosphoproteome Reveals Phosphorylation of Endomembrane Proteins in Closed Stomata.” Journal of Proteomics (2026): 105681.


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Pullen, Anne-Marie, et al. “Guard Cell-Enriched Phosphoproteome Reveals Phosphorylation of Endomembrane Proteins in Closed Stomata.” Journal of Proteomics, 2026, p. 105681, doi:10.1016/j.jprot.2026.105681.


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@article{pullen2026a,
  title = {Guard cell-enriched phosphoproteome reveals phosphorylation of endomembrane proteins in closed stomata},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Proteomics},
  pages = {105681},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jprot.2026.105681},
  author = {Pullen, Anne-Marie and Lyons, Scott P. and Mordant, Angie L. and Herring, Laura E. and Akpa, Belinda S. and Rojas-Pierce, Marcela}
}

Abstract

Control of the stomatal aperture is multifaceted, involving a complex interplay of environmental cues and intracellular signaling pathways. It is well established that changes in ion gradients drive water movement into and out of the guard cell, thereby altering cell volume and modulating the opening or closing of the stomatal pore. These rapid responses are often regulated by phosphorylation cascades to efficiently transmit environmental status and either reduce water loss or enhance carbon assimilation. The role of endomembrane trafficking networks in stomatal dynamics is not well characterized. Here, we investigated the regulation of stomatal opening and closing by generating a proteome and phosphoproteome of guard cell-enriched tissue. This deep proteome captured a protein profile that was similar to previously characterized guard cell proteomes. The guard cell-enriched tissue with closed stomata showed greater levels of phosphorylation of proteins related to endomembrane trafficking and vacuoles when compared to both whole leaf tissue with closed stomata and guard cell-enriched tissue with open stomata. These results support the hypothesis that phosphorylation of endomembrane proteins may contribute to the regulation of stomatal movements.