Abstract
The intracellular distribution of phytochrome in hypocotyl hooks of etiolated soybean (Glycine max L.) has been examined by immunofluorescence using a newly produced monoclonal antibody (Soy-1) directed to phytochrome purified from etiolated soybean shoots. Cortical cells in the hook region exhibit the strongest phytochrome-associated fluorescence, which is diffusely distributed throughout the cytosol in unirradiated, etiolated seedlings. A redistribution of immunocytochemically detectable hytochrome to discrete areas (sequestering) following irradiation with red light requires a few minutes at room temperature in soybean, whereas this redistribution is reversed rapidly following irradiation with far-red light. In contrast, sequestering in oat (Avena sativa L.) occurs within a few seconds (D. McCurdy and L. Pratt, 1986, Planta167, 330–336) while its reversal by far-red light requires hours (J. M. Mackenzie Jr. et al., 1975, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA72, 799–803). The time courses, however, of red-light-enhanced phytochrome pelletability and sequestering are similar for soybean as they are for oat. Thus, while these observations made with a dicotyledon are consistent with the previous conclusion derived from work with oat, namely that sequestering and enhanced pelletability are different manifestations of the same intracellular event, they are inconsistent with the hypothesis that either is a primary step in the mode of action of phytochrome.
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Abbreviations
- DIC:
-
differential interference contrast
- FR:
-
far-red light
- Ig:
-
immunoglobulin
- Pfr, P:
-
far-red- and red-absorbing form of phytochrome, respectively
- R:
-
red light
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This work was supported by National Science Foundation grant No. DCB-8703057.
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Cope, M., Pratt, L.H. Intracellular redistribution of phytochrome in etiolated soybean (Glycine max L.) seedlings. Planta 188, 115–122 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160720
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