Abstract
Cell division in cell suspension cultures can be completely blocked by the growth retardant tetcyclacis at a concentration of 10-4 mol l-1. In rice cells it has been demonstrated that the growth inhibition can be completely overcome by application of cholesterol independent of the duration of pretreatment with tetcyclacis. In suspension cultures of maize and soybean, too, the effect of tetcyclacis on cell division was neutralized by adding cholesterol. Other plant sterols, stigmasterol, campesterol and sitosterol were active in a decreasing order. Modifications in the cholesterol perhydro-cyclopentanophenanthrene-ring system indicate that the hydroxyl group at C-3 and the double bond between C-5 and C-6 in ring B are required for the activity. In contrast, gibberellic acid as well as ent-kaurenoic acid could not compensate retardant effects. Likewise, tetcyclasis did not change the level of gibberellins in rice cells as shown by radioimmunoassay. Thus, it is concluded that in cell suspension cultures sterols play a more important role in cell division than gibberellins.
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Abbreviations
- GAx :
-
gibberelin Ax
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Grossmann, K., Weiler, E.W. & Jung, J. Effects of different sterols on the inhibition of cell culture growth caused by the growth retardant tetcyclacis. Planta 164, 370–375 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402948
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