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Both light and NO3- are necessary for the appearance of nitrate reductase (NR) activity (NRA) in photosynthetic tissues. To define the light effect more precisely, we examined the response to light/dark transitions on NRA, NR protein (NRP), and NR mRNA in 6-d-old maize (Zea mays cv W64A x W182E) seedlings that had been grown in a light/dark regime for 5 d and then induced with 5 mM KNO3 for 24 h. The decay of NRA and NR mRNA in the shoot was immediate, but there were only minor changes in NRP during the initial 4 h in the dark. In root tissues, in contrast, there was a 4-h delay in the loss of NRA, NRP, and NR mRNA after transfer to the dark. When the seedlings were returned to light after a 2-h interval in the dark, shoot NRA reached 92% of the initial levels within 30 min of illumination. These results indicate that in the shoots (a) NR message production requires light and (b) the NRP that appears with light treatment and that is active is inactivated in the dark. The NRP can be reactivated when the light is turned on after short periods of darkness (2 h). Root tissues, on the other hand, probably respond to the supply of photosynthetically produced metabolites rather than to immediate products of the light reactions of photosynthesis.

Induction and Turnover of Nitrate Reductase in Zea mays (Influence of Light)