Factors Affecting Crown Gall Tumorigenesis in Tuber Slices of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus, L.) 1
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Tanimoto, Eugene
RESUMO
Agrobacterium tumefaciens can induce tumors on thin slices which are excised from Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) tubers and grown in culture on medium containing minerals and a carbon source. A comparative study was made of the kinetics of cell division in slices under three conditions: (a) slices which were untreated and showed only spontaneous (wound-induced) cell divisions; (b) slices treated with indoleacetic acid at several concentrations; and (c) slices treated with virulent or avirulent bacteria. The earliest spontaneous cell divisions were completed (as detected by the appearance of new daughter cell pairs) by about 3 hours. These cells divide only once. In indoleacetic acid-treated tissue, more cells divide, with the first cell pairs being detected slightly earlier than in slices not subjected to the hormone. The number of cells which divide is roughly proportional to auxin concentration. Tissue treated with virulent bacteria showed only the pattern of spontaneous cell division until about 72 hours, after which another burst of cell division commenced and continued indefinitely. The bacteria-induced growths produced the unusual amino acids which are characteristic of crown gall tumors. The percentage of slices with tumors was sharply reduced if certain avirulent A. tumefaciens strains were applied prior to virulent strains.
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