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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.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 11536594 PMCID: PMC391925 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6368
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205