title: Subcellular localization of calcium during Alpinia mutica Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) style movement.
abstract: The subcellular localization of calcium in Alpinia mutica Roxb. during style movement was studied in two morphs. In the styles, Ca-antimonate precipitates (ppts) were principally located in apoplasts, with some minimal accumulation in the nucleus. At different movement, stages of movement, the ppts in the abaxial and adaxial sides changed, and no lateral gradient of ppts in the apoplast was established. The increase or decrease of ppts in the apoplast was not accompanied with equivalent changes in the cytoplasm. These results indicate that calcium could not affect the curvature by inhibiting cell elongation but may play a role in style movement by acting as a secondary messenger. EGTA-treatment affected style movement, providing further evidence supporting a role for calcium as a secondary messenger.
authors.affiliation: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, 666303, China. lyl@xtbg.org.cn
authors.forename: Yin Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yan Jiang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Qing Jun
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D032429:Alpinia / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001692:Biological Transport; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium
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