Open AccessFinal Report: Signal Transduction in Plant Development: chemical and Biochemical Approaches to Receptor Identification, May 15, 1991 - May 14, 1997
Author(s) -
David G. Lynn
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/763383
Subject(s) - redox , plant growth , signal transduction , receptor , identification (biology) , plant cell , membrane , mechanism (biology) , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , gene , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology
Work on the phenolic signals in Striga has provided evidence that the compounds are detected via a chemical reaction, quite distinct from our current models of hormone/growth factor detection by membrane localized binding proteins. Evidence ha been obtained that the recognition mechanism is a redox reaction most likely controlled by plasma membrane localized oxidoreductases. While the existence of these redox systems have been demonstrated in both plants and animals, only recently has convincing evidence connecting e- transport with plant development emerged. These discoveries have profound consequences for both the control of plant cell growth as well as strategies for general growth control