| Auxin-induced Ethylene Production and Its Inhibition by Aminoethyoxyvinylglycine and Cobalt Ion. | |
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PMID: 16661095 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Auxin is known to stimulate greatly both C(2)H(4) production and the conversion of methionine to ethylene in vegetative tissues, while amino-ethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) or Co(2+) ion effectively block these processes. To identify the step in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway at which indoleacetic acid (IAA) and AVG exert their effects, [3-(14)C]methionine was administered to IAA or IAA-plus-AVG-treated mung bean hypocotyls, and the conversion of methionine to S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), and C(2)H(4) was studied. The conversion of methionine to SAM was unaffected by treatment with IAA or IAA plus AVG, but active conversion of methionine to ACC was found only in tissues which were treated with IAA and which were actively producing ethylene. AVG treatment abolished both the conversion of methionine to ACC and ethylene production. These results suggest that in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway (methionine --> SAM --> ACC --> C(2)H(4)) IAA stimulates C(2)H(4) production by inducing the synthesis or activation of ACC synthase, which catalyzes the conversion of SAM to ACC. Indeed, ACC synthase activity was detected only in IAA-treated tissues and its activity was completely inhibited by AVG. This conclusion was supported by the observation that endogenous ACC accumulated after IAA treatment, and that this accumulation was completely eliminated by AVG treatment. The characteristics of Co(2+) inhibition of IAA-dependent and ACC-dependent ethylene production were similar. The data indicate that Co(2+) exerts its effect by inhibiting the conversion of ACC to ethylene. This conclusion was further supported by the observation that when Co(2+) was administered to IAA-treated tissues, endogenous ACC accumulated while ethylene production declined. |
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Y B Yu; S F Yang |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Plant physiology Volume: 64 ISSN: 0032-0889 ISO Abbreviation: Plant Physiol. Publication Date: 1979 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-06-29 Completed Date: 2010-06-29 Revised Date: 2010-09-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401224 Medline TA: Plant Physiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1074-7 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis, California 95616. |
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