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Plant Physiology 55:782-785 (1975)
© 1975 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Water Stress and Protein Synthesis

II. Interaction between Water Stress, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Abscisic Acid on the Pattern of Protein Synthesis in Avena Coleoptiles 1

R. S. Dhindsa2 and R. E. Cleland

a Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

Water stress causes a reduction in hydrostatic pressure and can cause an increase in abscisic acid in plant tissues. To assess the possible role of abscisic acid and hydrostatic pressure in water stress effects, we have compared the effects of water stress, abscisic acid, and an imposed hydrostatic pressure on the rate and pattern of protein synthesis in Avena coleoptiles. Water stress reduces the rate and changes the pattern of protein synthesis as judged by a double labeling ratio technique, Abscisic acid reduces the rate but does not alter the pattern of protein synthesis. Gibberellic acid reverses the abscisic acid-induced but not the stress-induced inhibition of protein synthesis. The effect of hydrostatic pressure depends on the gas used. With a 19: 1 N2-air mixture, the rate of protein synthesis is increased in stressed but not in turgid tissues. An imposed hydrostatic pressure alters the pattern of synthesis in stressed tissues, but does not restore the pattern to that found in turgid tissues. Because of the differences in response, we conclude that water stress does not affect protein synthesis via abscisic acid or reduced hydrostatic pressure.

2 Present address: Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1 This work was supported by Atomic Energy Commission Contract AT(45-1)-2225-T19.






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