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Auxin-induced developmental patterns in Brassica juncea embryos
K. Hadfi, V. Speth, G. Neuhaus
Development 1998 125: 879-887;

Summary

To investigate the mechanism of auxin action during pattern formation in dicot embryos, we tested the effects of the natural auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), the auxin transport inhibitor N-(1-naphthyl)thalamic acid (NPA) and the antiauxin p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid (PCIB). In vitro treatments of isolated zygotic Brassica juncea embryos with these substances led to a wide range of morphogenetic alterations. Treatment of globular embryos with exogenous auxin (10-40 microM) either completely inhibited morphogenesis, resulting in ball-shaped embryos, or caused the development of egg- and cucumber-shaped embryos, which only consisted of a shortened hypocotyl without any apical structures. Axis duplication was observed sometimes after inhibition of auxin transport in globular embryos, and led to the development of twin embryos. During the transition from globular to heart stage, changes in auxin distribution or activity frequently caused the development of either split-collar or collar-cotyledons. Antiauxin inhibited cotyledon growth, leading to embryos with single or no cotyledons, or inhibited the development of the hypocotyl and the radicle. Inhibition of auxin transport in transition embryos sometimes led to axis broadening, which resulted in the development of two radicles. The described changes in embryo shapes represent arrests in different auxin-regulated developmental steps and phenocopy some Arabidopsis morphogenetic mutants.

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Auxin-induced developmental patterns in Brassica juncea embryos
K. Hadfi, V. Speth, G. Neuhaus
Development 1998 125: 879-887;
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