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. 1989 Oct;91(2):685–689. doi: 10.1104/pp.91.2.685

Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana with Decreased Amplitude in Their Phototropic Response 1

Jitendra P Khurana 1,2, Zhangling Ren 1,3, Benjamin Steinitz 1,4, Brian Parks 1,5, Thérèse R Best 1, Kenneth L Poff 1
PMCID: PMC1062056  PMID: 11537461

Abstract

Two mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana have been identified with decreased phototropism to 450-nanometer light. Fluence-response relationships for these strains (ZR8 and ZR19) to single and multiple flashes of light show thresholds, curve shapes, and fluence for maximum curvature in `first positive' phototropism which are the same as those of the wild type. Similarly, there is no alteration from the wild type in the kinetics of curvature or in the optimum dark period separating sequential flashes in a multiple flash regimen. In addition, in both strains, gravitropism is decreased compared to the wild type by an amount which is comparable to the decrease in phototropism. Based on reciprocal backcrosses, it appears that the alteration is due to a recessive nuclear mutation. It is suggested that ZR8 and ZR19 represent alterations in some step analogous to an amplifier, downstream of the photoreceptor pigment, and common to both phototropism and gravitropism.

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