Abstract
The transmembrane electrical potential of root cells of Zea mays L. cv. W64A in a modified 1× Higinbotham solution was partially depolarized by semipurified toxin obtained from Bipolaris (Helminthosporium) maydis race T. At a given toxin concentration depolarization of Texas cytoplasm cells was much greater than for normal cytoplasm cells. This observation correlated directly to the differential host susceptibility to the fungus. The time course and magnitude of depolarization were dependent on toxin concentration; at high concentration the electropotential difference change was rapid. Cortex cells depolarized more slowly than epidermal cells indicating that the toxin slowly permeated intercellular regions. Toxin concentrations which affected electropotential difference were of the same magnitude as those required to inhibit root growth, ion uptake, and mitochondrial processes.
Azide, cyanide, and cold temperature (5 C) gave the same partial depolarization as did the toxin. Dodecyl succinic acid caused complete depolarization. These and other data indicate that one of the primary actions of the toxin is to inhibit electrogenic ion pumps in the plasmalemma.
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