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JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
卷 165, 期 13, 页码 1422-1427出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.04.017
关键词
aquaporin; imbibition; seed germination; smoke-derived butenotide; Solanum esculentum
资金
- NRF, Pretoria
Aquaporins, concentrated in zones of cell division and enlargement, play a major role in governing the movement of water between neighboring cells during seed germination. The enhanced germination and growth found with smoke-water and butenotide could be the result of better water uptake, suggesting the involvement of aquaporins. The effects of butenotide, known aquaporin inhibitors (HgCl2 and ZnCl2), along with several chemical agents known to reverse the inhibitory effects of mercuric chloride on the activity of aquaporins were tested. Seedlings raised in the presence of butenolide had higher moisture content (93%) compared to those imbibed in water only (85%). This suggests enhanced activity of aquaporins. The presence of aquaporin inhibitors (HgCl2 and ZnCl2) reduced seedling water content and altered root development. The presence of HgCl2 (10, 20 or 30 mu M) reduced the percentage imbibition of seeds by 11-12%. A corresponding gradual decline, from 17.5% (10 mu M) to 22.6% (30 mu M) (p <= 0.05), in the root length was recorded. Addition of dithiothreitol (DTT, 500 mu M), beta-mercaptoethanol (ME, 250 mu M) and butenotide (0.1 mu M) along with the HgCl2 overcame the observed inhibitory effects. The presence of ZnCl2 (12.5 or 25 mu M) affected percentage imbibition as well as root length, which was reversed to some extent following addition of the butenotide. Though zinc chloride-mediated inhibition remained unaffected by the presence of DTT and ME, the butenolide reversed the effect. These results are interesting as they suggest additional avenues of research for uncovering the profound effect butenotide has on germination and growth. (C) 2008 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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