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Science 12 April 1968:
Vol. 160. no. 3824, pp. 192 - 194
DOI: 10.1126/science.160.3824.192
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Auxin and Wall Extensibility: Reversibility of Auxin-Induced Wall-Loosening Process

Robert Cleland 1

1 Department of Botany, University of Washiington, Seattle 98105

The reversible nature of the auxin-mediated loosening of the cell wall is shown by the ability of respiratory inhibitors to cause the loss of the auxin-induced increase in wall extensibility without affecting the basal extensibility of the wall. This reversibility makes it unlikely that wall loosening is mediated by enzymes, such as cellulase and beta-glucanase, which degrade polysaccharides, since their action is essentially irreversible.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Hormonal Regulation in Higher Plants.
A. W. Galston and P. J. Davies (1969)
Science 163, 1288-1297
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