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Title: Auxin regulation of a proton translocating ATPase in pea root plasma membrane vesicles. [Pisum sativum. L]

Journal Article · · Plant Physiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6942370

Pea root microsomal vesicles have been fractionated on a Dextran step gradient to give three fractions, each of which carries out ATP-dependent proton accumulation as measured by fluorescence quenching of quinacrine. The fraction at the 4/6% Dextran interface is enriched in plasma membrane, as determined by UDPG sterol glucosyltransferase and vanadate-inhibited ATPase. The vanadate-sensitive phosphohydrolase is not specific for ATP, has a K/sub m/ of about 0.23 millimolar for MgATP, is only slightly affected by K/sup +/ or Cl/sup -/ and is insensitive to auxin. Proton transport, on the other hand, is more specific for ATP, enhanced by anions (NO/sub 3//sup -/ > Cl/sup -/) and has a K/sub m/ of about 0.7 millimolar. Auxins decrease the K/sub m/ to about 0.35 millimolar, with no significant effect on the V/sub max/, while antiauxins or weak acids have no such effect. It appears that auxin has the ability to alter the efficiency of the ATP-driven proton transport.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
DOE Contract Number:
AT06-70ER73019
OSTI ID:
6942370
Journal Information:
Plant Physiol.; (United States), Vol. 79:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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