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. 1989 Jul;55(7):1724–1729. doi: 10.1128/aem.55.7.1724-1729.1989

Influence of Pseudomonas syringae culture conditions on initiation of the hypersensitive response of culture tobacco cells.

I Yucel 1, Y X Xiao 1, S W Hutcheson 1
PMCID: PMC202941  PMID: 2764576

Abstract

The inhibitor sensitivity and timing of the ionic response of suspension-cultured tobacco cells were used as a bioassay for the Pseudomonas syringae signal that elicits the hypersensitive response in resistant plants. The ionic response of tobacco cell suspensions inoculated with P. syringae pv. syringae 61 and P. syringae pv. pisi grown in rich media was inhibited by rifampin, tetracycline, and streptomycin during a 2- to 2.5-h induction stage. Coculturing the bacteria with tobacco cells for 3 h or more before inoculating fresh tobacco cells specifically abolished the sensitivity of the ionic response to these inhibitors and reduced the response time of the tobacco cells from 3 to 1 h. The apparent activation of the bacteria during coculture was not dependent on the plant cells and could be achieved by incubating the bacteria in a nitrogen-deficient medium containing a metabolizable carbon source. Addition of proteose peptone and Casamino Acids to this medium suppressed activation of the bacteria. The results suggest that the hypersensitive response-eliciting signal forms late in the induction stage, perhaps as a result of the derepression of some of the P. syringae genes functional in elicitation of the hypersensitive response. The nature of the activated state remains elusive but is consistent with the accumulation of protein(s) whose activity indirectly elicits the ionic response.

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