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. 1985 Sep;79(1):28–33. doi: 10.1104/pp.79.1.28

Effect of Calmodulin Antagonists on Auxin-Induced Elongation 1

K G Raghothama 1, Yosef Mizrahi 1,2, B W Poovaiah 1
PMCID: PMC1074824  PMID: 16664387

Abstract

Coleoptile segments of oat (Avena sativa var Cayuse) and corn (Zea mays L. var Patriot) were incubated in different concentrations of calmodulin antagonists in the presence and absence of α-naphthaleneacetic acid. The calmodulin antgonists (chlorpromazine (CP), trifluoperazine, and fluphenazine) inhibited the auxin-induced elongation at 5 to 50 micromolar concentrations. Chlorpromazine sulfoxide, an analog of chlorpromazine, did not have significant effect on the elongation of oat and corn coleoptiles. A specific inhibitor of calmodulin N-(6-aminohexyl)5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide hydrochloride (W-7, a naphthalenesulfonamide derivative) inhibited coleoptile elongation, while its inactive analog N-(6-aminohexyl)-1-naphthalenesulfonamide hydrochloride (W-5) was ineffective at similar concentrations. During a 4-hour incubation period, coleoptile segments accumulated significant quantities of 3H-CP. About 85 to 90% of auxin-induced growth was recovered after 4 hours of preincubation with CP or 12 hours with W-7 and transferring coleoptiles to buffer containing NAA. Leakage of amino acids from coleoptiles increased with increasing concentration of CP, showing a rapid and significant increase above 20 micromolar CP. The amount of amino acids released in the presence of W-7 and W-5 was significantly lower than the amount released in the presence of CP. Both W-5 and W-7 increased amino acid release but only W-7 inhibited auxin-induced growth. Calmodulin activity measured by phosphodiesterase activation did not differ significantly between auxin-treated and control coleoptile segments. These results suggest the possible involvement of calmodulin in auxin-induced coleoptile elongation.

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