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Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana genes involved in the tryptophan biosynthesis pathway affect root waving on tilted agar surfacesArabidopsis thaliana roots grow in a wavy pattern upon a slanted surface. A novel mutation in the anthranilate synthase alpha 1 (ASA1) gene, named trp5-2wvc1, and mutations in the tryptophan synthase alpha and beta 1 genes (trp3-1 and trp2-1, respectively) confer a compressed root wave phenotype on tilted agar surfaces. When trp5-2wvc1 seedlings are grown on media supplemented with anthranilate metabolites, their roots wave like wild type. Genetic and pharmacological experiments argue that the compressed root wave phenotypes of trp5-2wvc1, trp2-1 and trp3-1 seedlings are not due to reduced IAA biosynthetic potential, but rather to a deficiency in L-tryptophan (L-Trp), or in a L-Trp derivative. Although the roots of 7-day-old seedlings possess higher concentrations of free L-Trp than the shoot as a whole, trp5-2wvc1 mutants show no detectable alteration in L-Trp levels in either tissue type, suggesting that a very localized shortage of L-Trp, or of a L-Trp-derived compound, is responsible for the observed phenotype.
Document ID
20040142155
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Rutherford, R.
(University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706 United States)
Gallois, P.
Masson, P. H.
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1998
Publication Information
Publication: The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0960-7412
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 5-T32-6M07133
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
NASA Discipline Plant Biology
Non-NASA Center

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