Asparagine Synthetase in Corn Roots 1
AUTOR(ES)
Stulen, Ineke
RESUMO
The level of asparagine synthetase is low in 10-mm root tips from corn seedings (Zea mays W64 × W182F) but relatively high in mature root sections taken 20 to 35 mm from the tip. When root tips are excised there is a marked increase in asparagine synthetase over a 5-hour period. In mature root sections, on the other hand, the asparagine synthetase activity declines over the same 5-hour period. The increase in the root tip is sensitive to cordycepin, 6-methylpurine, and cycloheximide, which indicates that both RNA and protein synthesis are involved in the formation of asparagine synthetase in the root tip sections. The glutamine analogue azaserine also inhibits formation of the enzyme in root tips, as does glucose. The increase in the root tip is not sensitive to asparagine. Additions of glucose or asparagine have no effect on enzyme activity in extracts. When cycloheximide, azaserine, or glucose is added to the mature root sections there is no effect on recovered enzyme activity.
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