Mar, 2006
Induction of beta-glucosidase activity in maize coleoptiles by blue light illumination
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
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- Volume
- 163
- Number
- 5
- First page
- 538
- Last page
- 545
- Language
- English
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jplph.2005.05.004
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
The role of beta-glucosidase during the phototropic response in maize (Zea mays) coleoptiles was investigated. Unilateral blue light illumination abruptly up-regulated the activity of beta-glucosidase in the illuminated halves, 10 min after the onset of illumination, peaking after 30 min and decreasing thereafter. The level of 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA), which is released from DIMBOA glucoside (DIMBOA-Glc) by beta-glucosidase, and its degradation compound 6-methoxybenzoxazotinone (MBOA) were elevated within 30 min in the illuminated halves as compare to the shaded halves, prior to the phototropic curvature. Furthermore, beta-glucosidase inhibitor treatment significantly decreased the phototropic curvature and decreased growth suppression in the illuminated sides. These results suggest that blue tight induces the activity of beta-glucosidase in the illuminated halves of coleoptiles causing an increase in DIMBOA biosynthesis and the growth inhibition that leads to a phototropic curvature. (C) 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.jplph.2005.05.004
- ISSN : 0176-1617
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000236112000007