title: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate distribution in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill seedlings cultivated "in vitro" under different conditions.
abstract: Measurements of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins1,4,5-P3) in cotyledons, epicotyls and roots of tomato seedlings grown "in vitro" either in the light or in the dark indicated that higher concentrations of this signal-transducing molecule are contained in hypogeous vs. epigeous tissues. The same was observed in induced cotyledon explants grown in the light in the presence of growth regulators. Data concerning phosphatidylinositol metabolism in seedling roots are also reported. Taken together, our results may be helpful in understanding the role of the polyphosphoinositide signal system in plants.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica Giorgio Fornaini, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Placentini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fraternale
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manunta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Accorsi
mesh_terms: D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D018548:Cotyledon; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003624:Darkness; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D017440:Photoperiod; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000737:chemistry; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002122:Calcium Chloride