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. 1974 Aug;54(2):160–163. doi: 10.1104/pp.54.2.160

Rapid Inhibition of Auxin-induced Elongation of Avena Coleoptile Segments by Cordycepin 1

Morris G Cline a, Marilyn M Rehm a, Richard H Wilson b
PMCID: PMC541522  PMID: 16658851

Abstract

The effects of cordycepin (3′-deoxyadenosine), an RNA synthesis inhibitor, on auxin-induced elongation in Avena coleoptile segments were studied with a position-sensing transducer. Cordycepin rapidly inhibited auxin-stimulated growth in the coleoptile segments whether added before, at the same time as, or after, the 2 μm auxin treatment. Midcourse additions of 100, 50, and 25 μg/ml cordycepin inhibited auxin-promoted elongation in an average of 18, 22, and 35 minutes, respectively. Additions of cordycepin before or at the same time as the auxin treatment partially inhibited the magnitude of the subsequent auxin-promoted growth but did not appreciably alter the latent period of the auxin response. It was concluded that if cordycepin is inhibiting the synthesis of RNA required for growth, the decay time for this RNA may be considerably shorter than that suggested in the literature from actinomycin D experiments. Preliminary kinetic evidence indicated that cordycepin does not inhibit auxin-induced elongation by acting as a respiratory inhibitor. Studies in mung bean shoot mitochondria demonstrated that cordycepin has no effect on respiration, respiratory control, or ADP/oxygen ratios.

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