5-Bromodeoxyuridine: A specific inhibitor of cytokinin-habituation in tobacco cell culture |
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| Authors: | Frederick Meins Jr |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Princeton University, 08540 Princeton, N. J., USA;(2) Present address: Department of Botany, University of Illinois, 61801 Urbana, Ill., USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary Cytokinin-habituated cells of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv.  Havana 425 are able to grow in culture without added cytokinin. The thymidine analogue, 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR), which selectively inhibits differentiation of animal cells, blocks expression of the cytokinin-habituated phenotype in culture. This effect is prevented by thymidine and is reversible. These findings suggest that habituation and animal cell differentiation have a common mechanism. BUdR provides a useful tool for investigating the metabolism of cell division factors and its regulation in higher plant cells.Abbreviation BUdR
5-bromodeoxyuridine
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5-bromouracil |
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