Uptake of Gibberellin Methyl Esters by Spores and Induction of Dark Germination in Lygodium japonicum |
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Authors: | Hara Takayuki; Nagatani Akira; Yamaguchi Isomaro; Murofushi Noboru; Takahashi Nobutaka; Furuya Masaki |
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Institution: | 1Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
2Laboratory for Plant Biological Regulation, Frontier Research Programs, RIKEN Institute Wako City, Saitama 351-01, Japan |
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Abstract: | In the fern Lygodium japonicum, the effect of the exogenousapplication of two gibberellin methyl esters, gibberellin A4methyl ester (GA4Me) and gibberellin A20 methyl ester (GA20Me)on spore germination in the dark and uptake of GA4Me and GA20Meby spores was investigated. Tritiated GA4Me and GA20Me wereprepared and used as radioactive tracers. The activity of GA4Mewas more than 100-fold that of GA20Me for the induction of sporegermination. When treated for 24 h, the activity for inducingspore germination remained after removal of the gibberellinmethyl esters from the medium. The amount of GA4Me taken upby spores was more than three times that of GA20Me throughoutthe 24 h time course of treatment. The uptake of both gibberellinmethyl esters was proportional to the external concentrationfor the range of concentrations between 109 M and 106M. When treated with the tritiated gibberellin methyl estersat 106 M and 107 M for 24 h, most of the gibberellinmethyl esters taken up by the spores were not metabolized. Althoughthe uptake of the two gibberellin methyl esters differed by3- to 5- fold, their abilities to induce spore germination differedby more than 100-fold. Therefore, the difference in the activityof the two gibberellin methyl esters regarding the inductionof spore germination could not be explained solely by the differencein their uptake. (Received January 11, 1988; Accepted May 26, 1988) |
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