ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Callose
;
2-Deoxy-d-glucose
;
β-1,3-Glucan
;
Gravitropism
;
Pisum (gravitropism)
;
Zea (gravitropism)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract In etiolated corn (Zea mays L.) and etiolated pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings, a gravitropic stimulation induces the deposition of callose. In the corn coleoptiles this occurs within 5 min of gravity stimulation, and prior to the beginning of curvature. Both gravitropic curvature and callose deposition reach their maxima by 12 h. Within the first 2 h more callose is deposited on the upper (concave) side, but after 2–3 h, this deposition pattern is reversed. An inhibitor of protein glycosylation, 2-deoxy-d-glucose (DDG), inhibits callose production and considerably retards gravitropic bending in both species of plants. Mannose can relieve the inhibition of gravitropic bending by DDG. The pea mutant “Ageotropum”, which does not respond to gravity when etiolated, also fails to produce callose in response to a gravitic stimulus. These correlations indicate that callose deposition may be a biochemical component of gravitropism in plant shoots.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00951455
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