New Light on Local and Systemic Wound Signaling

Electric signaling and Ca 2+ waves were discussed to occur in systemic wound responses. Two new overlapping scenarios were identified: (i) membrane depolarization in two special cell types followed by an increase in systemic cytoplasmic Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+] cyt), and (ii) glutamate sensed by GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR LIKE proteins and followed by Ca 2+-based defense in distal leaves