ISSN:
1399-3054
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
A strain of carrot cells (Daucus carota cv. Kintoki) grew exponentially in the presence of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D, 1 mg/1) with a doubling time of about 2 days. When those cells were transferred to a medium lacking 2,4-D, they continued to grow at almost the same rate for about a week. When the cells were again transferred to the auxin-free medium, the rate of cell division gradually decreased. After the cell division had ceased, cells were returned to the ordinary 2,4-D medium. A burst of cell divisions occurred after about 2 days. Timing of DNA synthesis and of mitosis suggested that the cells had been arrested at G1 phase. In a medium containing indoleacetic acid instead of 2,4-D, the auxin was rapidly degraded and the culture was similarly synchronized as in the auxin-omitted medium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1977.tb09277.x
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