Substrate induction of nitrate reductase in barley aleurone layers |
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Authors: | Ferrari T E Varner J E |
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Institution: | Department of Horticulture and MSU/AEC Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. |
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Abstract: | Nitrate induces the formation of nitrate reductase activity in barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Himalaya) aleurone layers. Previous work has demonstrated de novo synthesis of α-amylase by gibberellic acid in the same tissue. The increase in nitrate reductase activity is inhibited by cycloheximide and 6-methylpurine, but not by actinomycin D. Nitrate does not induce α-amylase synthesis, and it has no effect on the gibberellic acid-induced synthesis of α-amylase. Also, there is little or no direct effect of gibberellic acid (during the first 6 hr of induction) or of abscisic acid on the nitrate-induced formation of nitrate reductase. Gibberellic acid does interfere with nitrate reductase activity during long-term experiments (greater than 6 hr). However, the time course of this inhibition suggests that the inhibition may be a secondary one. Barley aleurone layers therefore provide a convenient tissue for the study of both substrate- and hormone-induced enzyme formation. |
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