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Title: Effects of chilling on protein synthesis in tomato suspension cultures

Journal Article · · Plant Physiology, Supplement; (USA)
OSTI ID:6639345
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  1. Univ. of Guelph, Ontario (Canada)

The effect of chilling on cell growth, cell viability, protein content and protein composition in suspension cultures of L. esculentum and L. hirsutum was investigated. Cell growth for both species was arrested at 2{degrees}C but when cultures were transferred to 25{degree}C cell growth resumed. There was no difference in viability between control and chilled cultures of L. esculentum, however, L. hirsutum control cultures exhibited larger amounts of Fluorescein Diacetate induced fluorescence than chilled cultures. {sup 35}S-methionine incorporation into proteins was 2.5-2 times higher in L. hirsutum than in L. esculentum. Quantitative and qualitative differences, in {sup 35}S-methionine labelled proteins, between chilled and control cultures were observed by SDS-PAGE and fluorography. Protein content in chilled cultures decreased over time but then increased when cultures were transferred to 25{degrees}C.

OSTI ID:
6639345
Journal Information:
Plant Physiology, Supplement; (USA), Vol. 89:4; ISSN 0079-2241
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English