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Aleurone tissue from undried immature developing wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Sappo), normally insensitive to gibberellic acid, can be made to respond to the hormone by a series of temperature treatments. Incubation of the de-embryoed grains at temperatures above 27° C for at least 8 h causes the tissue to become sensitive. Prolonged incubation at temperatures below 27° C does not effect a change in sensitivity. In addition to the requirement for exposure to an elevated temperature for a period of several hours the tissue must also subsequently be subjected to a period at a lower temperature for just a few seconds for the response to be observed. Once sensitized, the tissue remains responsive to gibberellic acid for substantial periods of time. Exposure of the tissue to temperatures which induce sensitivity to gibberellic acid also results in an increased leakage of amino acids. It is suggested that the increase in sensitivity to gibberellin requires two separate processes to take place. One could be a homeoviscous adaptation of the cell membranes in response to elevated temperature, the other a subsequent, permanent change in conformation of membrane components.
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Norman, H.A., Black, M. & Chapman, J.M. The induction of sensitivity to gibberellin in aleurone tissue of developing wheat grains. Planta 154, 578–586 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403004
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