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GABA AS SIGNAL MODULATOR. "But the non-metabolic role of GABA in signaling is generating increasing interest. In fact, with the identification of GABA receptors in plants, its role as a signaling molecule, including the triggering of defenses against insects is beginning to be understood." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

GABA AS METABOLIC REGULATOR. "Consider g-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid present in plant and animals alike. In plants, unlike in the animal literature where its role in neurotransmission is the focus of attention, GABA has been studied primarily for its metabolic role (protection against oxidative stress, cytosolic pH regulation, etc." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN PLANTS. "Plant and animal cells and tissues share a number of ‘neural’ similarities. To name some of them, glutamate, dopamine, serotonin, and other neurotransmitters are found in plants, although their function still needs to be clarified (auxin can be identified as the plant-specific neurotransmitter for the purpose of signaling." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-016-1040-1 View in LinkedIn

ALTERNATIVE MECHANISM. "Rapid closure is brought about by a combination of elastic properties and biochemical/biophysical changes in the motor cells. However, unlike animal neuronal action potentials in which Na+/Ca2+ ions carry the depolarizing phase of the action potential, the rapid depolarization component of the Venus flytrap action potential is most likely brought about by the opening of rapid (R-type) anion channels since plants lack the voltage-sensitive cation channels that characterise animal excitability." http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221300849X View in LinkedIn