Phytochrome Modifies Blue-light-induced Electrical Changes in Corn Coleoptiles 1

AUTOR(ES)

Racusen, Richard H.

RESUMO

Unilateral blue light administered to corn coleoptile segments produces no alteration of transmembrane potential on the light side, and only a small and slow hyperpolarization on the dark side. Red light causes a 5-15 millivolt depolarization in cells on the light side causes and somewhat smaller effects on the dark side. Blue given after red causes a rapid hyperpolarization on both sides of the coleoptile. The effect of the potentiating red preirradiation is probably due to phytochrome, being largely abolished by far-red given after red, but before the blue light. The effect of prior red irradiation decays in the dark, showing a half-time of about 45 minutes at room temperature. This rapid cooperativity between phytochrome and the phototropic pigment may indicate a common locale, possibly in a membrane.

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