Possible involvement of the cytoskeleton in the regulation of barley caryopsis dormancy and germination

• Autorzy: Weidner S , Lukaszewicz D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study was conducted on barley cv. Ars. caryopses collected at full ripeness and divided into two batches. From one batch (dormant caryopses) polysomes were isolated from embryos immediately after harvesting and after two days of germination. From the other batch (non-dormant caryopses) the same was done after eight months storage in a dry state. A low ionic strength cytoskeleton-stabilizing buffer was used for the isolation of polysomes. Four different fractions of polysomes were examined: free polysomes (FP), membrane-bound polysomes (MBP), cytoskeleton-bound polysomes (CBP) and cytoskeleton-membrane-bound polysomes (CMBP). In germs grown from non-dormant caryopses, the first two fractions (FP + MBP) made up about 78 % of the total ribosomal material, whereas in embryos of dormant, imbibed caryopses, two last fractions (CBP + CMBP) made up about 71 %. The percentage of polysomes after 48 hours of imbibition of dormant caryopses in the FP, MBP and CBP was only about 13 % (i.e., 87 % monosomes), whereas a greater proportion (19.4 %) was found in the CMBP. The highest incorporation of ³H-uridine and ¹⁴C-amino acids (after 48 hours of germination and 0.5, 3 and 6 hrs incubation with precursors) took place in trhc CMBP both in dormant and non-dormant caryopses The major amount of the two polysome fractions associated with the cytoskeleton (CBP and CMBP) and the higher activity of CMBP in protein synthesis in embryos of dormant, imbibed triticale caryopses may indicate a significant role for polysomes associated with the cytoskeleton in the control of protein synthesis in dormant and germinating caryopses.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cytoskeleton; membrane-bound polysome; cytoskeleton-membrane-bound polysome; free polysome; barley; caryopsis; cytoskeleton-bound polysome; germination; dormancy

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
• Rocznik: 1997
• Tom: 19
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.119-126,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Weidner S

• Olsztyn University of Agriculture and Technology, Kortowo, Pl.Lodzki 3, PL-10-718 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Lukaszewicz D.

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