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. 1984 Oct;81(20):6368–6372. doi: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6368

Modulation of chloroplast movement in the green alga Mougeotia by the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 and by calmodulin antagonists.

B S Serlin 1, S J Roux 1
PMCID: PMC391925  PMID: 11536594

Abstract

The Ca2+ ionophore A23187 can induce chloroplast rotation within a single nonirradiated Mougeotia cell. The induced turning was dependent on the position of ionophore application and Ca2+ in the external medium. The role of calmodulin in mediating light-induced chloroplast rotation in the alga Mougeotia was investigated by using the paired calmodulin-antagonist drugs W5-W7 and W12-W13. In each pair, the antagonist with the greater affinity for calmodulin had the greater inhibitor effect on the phytochrome-controlled light response. These results support the hypothesis that calcium functions as a chemical messenger to couple the stimulus of phytochrome photoactivation with physiological responses in plants.

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