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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 110, Issue 1 301-310, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Plant Biologists

DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH REGULATION

Regulation of the Gravitorpic Response and Ethylene Biosynthesis in Gravistimulated Snapdragon Spikes by Calcium Chelators and Ethylene Inhibitors

S. Philosoph-Hadas, S. Meir, I. Rosenberger and A. H. Halevy
Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel (S.P.-H., S.M., I.R.)

The possible involvement of Ca2+ as a second messenger in snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus L.) shoot gravitropism, as well as the role of ethylene in this bending response, were analyzed in terms of stem curvature and gravity-induced asymmetric ethylene production rates, ethylene-related metabolites, and invertase activity across the stem. Application of Ca2+ chelators (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, trans-1,2-cyclohexane dinitor-N,N,N[prime],N[prime]-tetraacetic acid, 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N[prime],N[prime],-tetraacetic acid) or a Ca2+ antagonist (LaCl3) to the spikes caused a significant loss of their gravitorpic response following horizontal placement. Conversely, the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 or the agonist Bay K-8644 increased gravibending. Longitudinally halved stem sections had significantly higher amounts of ethylene, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, and 1-(malonylamino) cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid compared with vertical controls, with the extra production arising exclusively from the lower half of the stem. trans-1,2-cyclohexane dinitro-N,N,N[prime],N[prime]-tetraacetic acid pretreatment completely abolished the gravity-induced ethylene gradient across the stem, thereby leading to a significant reduction of the curvature. Similarly, reduction of the ethylene produced in the gravistimulated stems with CoCl2 or inhibition of its action by silver thiosulfate or 2,5-norbornadiene significantly inhibited the subsequent gravibending. Silver thiosulfate and CoCl2 also abolished the gravity-induced gradient of invertase activity across the stem, which is associated with the asymmetric stem elongation. These results suggest that cytosolic Ca2+ may regulate auxin action in snapdragon spikes, manifested as increased ethylene production, which is, in turn, intimately correlated with stem bending. Therefore, both hormones seem to play significant roles in induction and progress of the gravibending of snapdragon spikes.


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