Increased template activity in chromatin from cadmium chloride treated pea tissues |
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Authors: | Lee A. Hadwiger Sharon von Broembsen Robert Eddy |
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Affiliation: | Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163 USA |
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Abstract: | Increases in the synthesis of the isoflavonoid, pisatin, and the activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) are induced in excised pea pods by low concentrations (5×10?4M) of CdCL2. The induction of pisatin synthesis and PAL are suppressed if RNA-synthesis-inhibiting concentrations of 6-methyl purine, actinomycin D or ∝-amanitin are applied within 1 h of inducer application. Cycloheximide (0.1 mg/ml) blocks the induction of these responses if applied to tissues within 6 h after inducer application. Within 1 h after CdCl2 (5×10?4M) is applied to pods there is an increase in the rate of synthesis of all sizes of RNA as well as an increase in the template activity and dye binding capacity of pea chromatin. The results support the hypothesis that conformational changes in DNA are associated with the induction process. |
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