Effects of Physical Parameters upon Protoplast Electrofusion |
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Authors: | Morikawa Hiromichi; Asada Masanori; Yamada Yasuyuki |
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Institution: | Research Center for Cell and Tissue Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University Kyoto 606 Japan |
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Abstract: | The effects of three physical parameters upon protoplast electrofusionwere studied using protoplasts from cultured cells of Coptisjaponica and Euphorbia millii. The osmotic potential of themedium did not appreciably affect the AC-field-induced protoplast-pairformation, but significantly influenced the fusion process ofthe paired protoplasts in response to DC pulses. The optimumosmotic potential was 0.55 to 0.60 Osm/kg H2O in our system.The density of the medium markedly influenced both pair formationand fusion process. The optimum density was 1.13 to 1.14 g/cm3,and at this density the yield of the fused protoplasts increasedto more than twice that of the control (1.10 g/cm3). Hydrophiliccoating of the bottom surface of the chamber with Gellan gumor polyacrylamide gel was also effective for both pair formationand the fusion process, while coating with hydrophobic siliconewas entirely inhibitory. Possible interpretations of the effectsof these physical parameters upon protoplast electrofusion arepresented.
1Permanent address: Biochemical Research Laboratories, KanegafuchiChemical Industry Co., Ltd., Takasago, Hyogo 676, Japan. (Received December 21, 1987; Accepted March 18, 1988) |
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