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Relationship between ATP Level and Activity of Fusicoccin-stimulated H⁺/K⁺-Exchange System in Plant Tissues

Centro di Studio del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche per la Biologia Cellulare e Molecolare delle Piante, Istituto di Scienze Botaniche, Università di Milano, Italy

The treatment with fusicoccin causes a slight but significant decrease (about 15%) in the ATP level in pea-internode and maize-coleoptile segments. This decrease is detectable within 15 minutes and is accompanied by a parallel increase in O₂ uptake. Sodium azide inhibits O₂ uptake and completely blocks the stimulation of O₂ uptake by fusicoccin in both pea and coleoptile segments. Benzohydroxamic acid does not affect either basal or fusicoccin-induced O₂ uptake in maize-coleoptile sections. The drop of ATP level induced by various treatments (sodium arsenate, 2-deoxyglucose, limiting O₂, and anaerobiosis) is accompanied by a parallel inhibition of K⁺ uptake in maize coleoptiles treated with or without fusicoccin. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that ATP is the energy source for the fusicoccin-activated H⁺/K⁺-exchange system.