Biological Activity of Reducing-End-Derivatized Oligogalacturonides in Tobacco Tissue Cultures1

AUTOR(ES)

Spiro, Mark D.

FONTE

American Society of Plant Physiologists

RESUMO

The biological activity of reducing-end-modified oligogalacturonides was quantified in four tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) tissue culture bioassays. The derivatives used were oligogalacturonides with the C-1 of their reducing end (a) covalently linked to a biotin hydrazide, (b) covalently linked to tyramine, (c) chemically reduced to a primary alcohol, or (d) enzymatically oxidized to a carboxylic acid. These derivatives were tested for their ability to (a) alter morphogenesis of N. tabacum cv Samsun thin cell-layer explants, (b) elicit extracellular alkalinization by suspension-cultured cv Samsun cells, (c) elicit extracellular alkalinization by suspension-cultured N. tabacum cv Xanthi cells, and (d) elicit H2O2 accumulation in the cv Xanthi cells. In all four bioassays, each of the derivatives had reduced biological activity compared with the corresponding underivatized oligogalacturonides, demonstrating that the reducing end is a key element for the recognition of oligogalacturonides in these systems. However, the degree of reduction in biological activity depends on the tissue culture system used and on the nature of the specific reducing-end modification. These results suggest that oligogalacturonides are perceived differently in each tissue culture system.

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