Induction of Indoleacetic Acid Synthetases in Tobacco Pith Explants 1
AUTOR(ES)
Cheng, Tsai-Ying
RESUMO
Formation of indoleacetic acid synthetases in tobacco pith explants was determined by following the growth of tissue cultures under conditions of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) deprivation and by measuring the enzymatic conversion of tryptophan to IAA in the cultures. The pith explants obtained from the parent plant (Nicotiana glauca) and from basal regions of the tumor-prone hybrid (N. glauca × N. langsdorffii) both show a requirement for exogenous IAA for growth initiation in culture. The parent pith requires the constant presence of added IAA for continued growth, but hybrid pith, after initial treatment with IAA, will grow without further additions. IAA synthetases are detected in the cell homogenates of hybrid pith explants cultured with either continuous or initial IAA addition. These observations indicate that IAA may induce its own production. In contrast, IAA synthetases are not found in the parent pith under comparable culture conditions. Besides IAA, nonhormonal compounds such as indole and tryptophan are also capable of stimulating growth of hybrid pith, possibly through the induction of IAA synthetases needed for IAA formation. Indole and tryptophan are, however, inactive in growth promotion of the parent pith. These results suggest that the genomic expression of IAA synthetase formation is more stringently controlled in N. glauca than in the tumorprone hybrid.
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