Histones from the epicotyls of light-grown dwarf peas (Pisum sativum L. cv. Little Marvel) which had been treated with gibberellic acid were compared to histones from control dwarf peas by the method of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The histone complements were found to be unaltered in the electrophoretic mobility and relative quantity of the individual fractions. The ratio of histone to ...

Various growth and physiological parameters were measured in germinating, presenescent, and senescing soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) cotyledons and in cotyledons rejuvenated by epicotyl removal 18 days after planting. The maximal measured carbon dioxide exchange rates (CER) in the cotyledons were in the range of those reported for field-grown soybean leaves. Rejuvenated cotyledons accumulated...

The production of ethylene by etiolated pea epicotyls (Pisum sativum L., cv. Alaska) is confined to the plumule and plumular hook portion of the epicotyl, and occurs at a rate of about 6 mul.kg(-1).hr(-1). Such a rate is sufficient to give physiologically active concentrations of ethylene within the tissue. Exposure of etiolated seedlings to a single dose of red light caused a transient decreas...

A gene (EGLI) encoding an endo-p-l,4-~-glucanase (EGase, EC 3.2.1.4) of pea (Pisum sativum) has been cloned and characterized. EGL 1 encodes a 486-amino acid polypeptide, including a 24-mer putative signal peptide. The mature protein has a calculated molecular mas of 51.3 kD and an isoelectric point of 9.1. This pea ECase shares significant similarity with ECases from other plant species, but i...

Kinetin-induced expansion of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) cotyledons and inhibition of root are accompanied by parallel changes in protein nitrogen. However, during its inhibition of the longitudinal growth and water uptake of hypocotyl and pea (Pisum sativum) epicotyl sections kinetin markedly stimulates protein synthesis. Kinetin seems to separate auxin induced effects on protein synthesis and wa...

The effects of a series of concentrations of ethylene (10, 20, 40, to 10,240 nl/l) on elongation, diameter, and geotropism of the stems and roots of etiolated seedlings of Pisum sativum L., Arachis hypogea L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., and Gossypium hirsutum L. were measured or observed. Of the 24 possible responses, 4 were unaffected at the concentrations used, 5 were affected slightly, and the r...

Filipin, a polyene antibiotic known to induce leakage of materials from various cells, depresses K(+) and NO(3) (-) uptake in etiolated pea epicotyl segments. Filipin concentrations which strongly reduce K(+) influx have little effect on efflux; however, high concentrations enhance K(+) efflux. Filipin has no effect on respiration rates or cell electropotentials; its action is presumed to be on...

Changes in cell wall polysaccharides and mechanical properties of the cell wall were examined during IAA-induced elongation growth of excised azuki bean epicotyl segments under different growth conditions. Sucrose promoted IAA-induced cell elongation, but had very little effect on IAA-induced cell wall loosening. In the absence of sucrose, the amount of galactose in the cell wall decreased duri...

We examined the distribution and the immunohistochemical localization of yieldin in etiolated cowpea seedlings with an anti-yieldin antibody. An immunoblotting analysis revealed that the yieldin was located in the aerial organs (plumule, epicotyl and hypocotyl) but not in the roots. The intensity of the yieldin signal in the hypocotyls was highest in the apical pre-elongation region (the hook r...

The stems and leaves of the Dolichos biflorus plant contain a lectin that cross-reacts with antiserum against the seed lectin. This cross-reactive material (CRM) was followed during early seedling growth, stem elongation, and seed development using a specific radioimmunoassay.No CRM was detected in developing seeds, but very low levels were found in dormant and imbibed seeds. As germination pro...