Abstract
Transport of 1-14C-IAA in successive stem segments ofCuscuta was strictly basipetal in growing and non growing regions of the vine with a flux velocity of 10–12 mm/h (intercept method). This transport showed a distinct peaked profile, increasing from a low value at 10 mm from the apex to a maximum between 50 and 90 mm before declining to a low value again around 160 mm at which elongation growth ceased. The IAA transport profile paralleled the in vivo growth rate profile, though the latter peaked ahead of transport. A better correlation was observed between the profile of growth responsiveness of the vine to exogenous IAA application and the profile of IAA transport. Growth responsiveness was determined as the differential in growth rate of stem segments in vitro in the absence and presence of growth optimal concentration of IAA (10 μm). Retention of exogenous IAA in the stem was maximal where transport decreased, and this coincided with the region of maximal conjugation of applied 1-14C-IAA to aspartic acid to form indoleacetylaspartate (IAAsp). In addition to aspartate, IAA was conjugated to a small extent to an unidentified compound. IAA destruction by decarboxylation was greatest where transport was low, particularly in the nongrowing region, where lignification occurred (i.e., beyond 180 mm). At concentrations up to 20 μM, a pulse of 1-14C-IAA chased by “cold” IAA moved as a peak (with a peak displacement velocity of 12–18 mm/h) in the “growth” region of the vine, but became diffusionlike where growth either fell off steeply or ceased. At a higher (50 μM) IAA concentration, though uptake was not saturated, transport in the growth region became diffusionlike, indicating saturation of the system. Reduced IAA flux in the region where growth responsiveness to IAA declined coincided with the region of increased IAA conjugation. However, it cannot be concluded whether increased IAA conjugation was the cause or effect of decreased IAA flux. Application of benzyladenine to the vines in vivo, a treatment that elicited haustoria formation by 72 h, resulted in the inhibition of both IAA transport and elongation growth rate in the subapical region. In vitro treatment of vine segments with BA similarly increased IAA retention and decreased IAA transport. IAA loss was suppressed, and conjugation to IAAsp was enhanced.
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Abbreviations
- BA:
-
benzyl adenine
- GA:
-
gibberellic acid (GA3)
- HPLC:
-
high-pressure liquid chromatography
- IAA:
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indole-3-acetic acid
- 1-14C-IAA:
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carboxyl-labeled IAA
- IAAsp:
-
indole-3-acetylaspartic acid
- 1-14C-NAA:
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1-14C-α-napthaleneacetic acid
- POPOP:
-
(1,4-bis(5-phenyl-2 oxazolyl)benzene
- PPO:
-
diphenyloxazole
- PUR:
-
pulse uptake and retention
- TLC:
-
thin-layer chromatography
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Paliyath, G., Rajagopal, I., Unnikrishnan, P.O. et al. Hormones andCuscuta development: IAA uptake transport and metabolism in relation to growth in the absence and presence of applied cytokinin. J Plant Growth Regul 8, 19–35 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02024923
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