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Mechanosensitive expression of a lipoxygenase gene in wheat
F Mauch1, A Kmecl, U Schaffrath
1Institut für Pflanzenbiologie, Universität Zürich, Switzerland. felix.mauch@unifr.chr
Plant Physiology
|August 1, 1997
Abstract:
Touch stimulation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings led to a strong and dose-dependent increase in the level of lipoxygenase mRNA transcripts. The touch-induced response occurred within 1 h and was transient. A similar response was observed after wind treatment and wounding. The mechanical strain-regulated lipoxygenase might translate mechanical strain into lipoxygenase pathway-dependent growth responses.