Summary
The occurrence of IAA-inducible osmiophilic particles (OPs) in the periplasmic space of epidermal cells in the upper and lower flank (UF, LF) of gravistimulated rye coleoptile segments was analyzed employing brefeldin A (BFA) as an inhibitor of secretion at the plasma membrane. A 2 h horizontal gravistimulation of untreated samples caused a duplication of OPs in the periplasmic space of epidermal cells at the growth-inhibited UF as compared to the LF of upward bending coleoptile segments. In contrast to this, the number of OPs within the cytoplasm close to the plasma membrane of epidermal cells was similar at both flanks. BFA caused an inhibition of graviresponsive growth and prevented the occurrence of OPs in the periplasmic space of the epidermal cells of the UF and the LF. Likewise, growth of vertically oriented coleoptile segments was inhibited by BFA. Growth inhibition of both gravistimulated and control segments was accompanied by a twofold increase of the occurrence of cytoplasmic OPs. The results illustrate that the occurrence of OPs within the periplasmic space of the epidermal cells depends on secretion processes. Furthermore they provide evidence that their increased occurrence in the growth-inhibited UF during gravistimulation is due to their inhibited infiltration into the cell walls. We suggest that thereby wall loosening is temporarily prevented.
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Abbreviations
- BFA:
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brefeldin A
- LF:
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lower flank
- OP:
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osmiophilic particle
- UF:
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upper flank
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Dedicated to Professor Dr. Dieter Klämbt on the occasion of his 65th birthday
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Edelmann, H.G., Volkmann, D. The effect of brefeldin A on the redistribution of osmiophilic particles and the gravitropic response of rye coleoptiles. Protoplasma 190, 1–7 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281189
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281189