Matthysse A G, Phillips C
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1969 Jul;63(3):897-903. doi: 10.1073/pnas.63.3.897.
The increased rate of RNA synthesis by target cells caused by the plant hormone auxin has been studied as an example of hormonal regulation of transcription. The hormone does not interact directly with chromatin but requires a protein mediator. In the presence of this mediator, auxin increases the rate of RNA synthesis both by isolated plant nuclei and by isolated chromatin. This increased rate of RNA synthesis occurs even in the presence of saturating amounts of RNA polymerase. The hormone and protein do not affect the rate of RNA synthesis if pure DNA is used as the template. The results suggest that auxin plus the protein increase the rate of RNA synthesis by making an increased portion of the genome available for transcription.
植物激素生长素引起靶细胞RNA合成速率增加,这一现象已作为转录激素调节的一个例子进行了研究。该激素不直接与染色质相互作用,而是需要一种蛋白质介导物。在这种介导物存在的情况下,生长素可提高分离的植物细胞核和分离的染色质的RNA合成速率。即使存在饱和量的RNA聚合酶,RNA合成速率仍会增加。如果使用纯DNA作为模板,该激素和蛋白质不会影响RNA合成速率。结果表明,生长素与该蛋白质一起通过使基因组中更多部分可用于转录来提高RNA合成速率。