Hilal M, Castagnaro A, Moreno H, Massa E M
Departamento Bioquímica de la Nutrición, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnológicas-Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina.
Plant Physiol. 1997 Dec;115(4):1499-503. doi: 10.1104/pp.115.4.1499.
We used tissue printing and specific immunostaining to examine the localization of the alternative oxidase (AOX) protein in correlation with measurements of AOX capacity. Selected root and hypocotyl regions were analyzed during the first 14 d of growth. It is shown that AOX protein is localized in the apical meristem and in developing xylem. The temporal pattern of expression is coincident with the evolution of AOX capacity. Data suggest that AOX expression is linked to xylem differentiation. Since heat is a major product of the alternative pathway, we speculate that thermogenesis is implicated in morphogenesis.
我们使用组织印记法和特异性免疫染色来检测交替氧化酶(AOX)蛋白的定位,并与AOX容量的测量结果相关联。在生长的前14天对选定的根和下胚轴区域进行了分析。结果表明,AOX蛋白定位于顶端分生组织和正在发育的木质部。表达的时间模式与AOX容量的变化一致。数据表明,AOX的表达与木质部分化有关。由于热量是交替途径的主要产物,我们推测生热作用与形态发生有关。