Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Photomimetic Effect of Acetylcholine on Morphogenesis in Trichoderma

  • Letter
  • Published:

From Nature

View current issue Submit your manuscript

Abstract

BIETH et al.1 have demonstrated that synthetic photochromic agents can effect control of acetylcholinesterase activity in vitro, and suggest that photomorphogenetic processes are mediated by similar systems. Jaffe2 has shown that acetylcholine mimics red light in some plant photomorphogenetic processes in which phytochrome is considered to be the photoacceptor. He also found increased efflux of acetylcholine from roots following red light treatment.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Bieth, J., Wassermann, N., Vratsanos, S. M., and Erlanger, B. F., Proc. US Nat. Acad. Sci., 66, 850 (1970).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Jaffe, M. J., Plant Physiol., 46, Suppl., 2 (1970); Jaffe, M. J., Plant Physiol., 46, 768 (1970).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Gressel, J. B., and Hartmann, K. M., Planta, 79, 271 (1968).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Delbruck, M., Bact. Rev., 33, 133 (1969).

    Google Scholar 

  5. Gressel, J., and Galun, E., Develop. Biol., 15, 575 (1967).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Curry, G. M., in Physiology of Plant Growth and Development (edit. by Wilkins, M. B.), 243 (McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead, 1969).

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Plant Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot

    J. GRESSEL, LYNN STRAUSBAUCH & E. GALUN

Authors
  1. J. GRESSEL
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. LYNN STRAUSBAUCH
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. E. GALUN
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

GRESSEL, J., STRAUSBAUCH, L. & GALUN, E. Photomimetic Effect of Acetylcholine on Morphogenesis in Trichoderma. Nature 232, 648–649 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232648a0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/232648a0

  • Springer Nature Limited

This article is cited by

Search

Navigation