Metabolism and Molecular Activities of Cytokinins: Proceedings of the International Colloquium of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique held at Gif-sur-Yvette (France) 2–6 September 1980

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Analytical Procedures for Cytokinins: Application to Agrobacterium tumefaciens ....Pages 3-16
Cytokinin Biosynthesis and Its Relationship to the Presence of Plasmids in Strains of Corynebacterium fascians ....Pages 17-26
Cytokinin Biosynthesis in Higher Plants....Pages 27-33
Biosynthesis and Enzymic Regulation of the Interconversion of Cytokinin....Pages 34-43
Cytokinin Biosynthesis in Cytokinin-Autonomous and Bacteria-Transformed Tobacco Callus Tissues....Pages 44-55
Cytokinin Biosynthesis and Metabolism in Vinca rosea Crown Gall Tissue....Pages 56-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Cytokinin Translocation and Metabolism in Species of the Leguminoseae: Studies in Relation to Shoot and Nodule Development....Pages 69-79
Uptake and Metabolism of Cytokinins in Tobacco Cells: Studies in Relation to the Expression of Their Biological Activities....Pages 80-96
Genetic Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolism in Phaseolus Tissue Cultures....Pages 97-104
Metabolism of the Cytokinins in Mosses....Pages 105-114
Cytokinin Activities of N-Phenyl-N’-(4-Pyridyl)ureas....Pages 115-128
Towards an Understanding of the Mechanism of Cytokinin Activity in Mercurialis annua L. Sex Differentiation....Pages 129-139
Relative Activities of Cytokinins and Antagonists in Releasing Lateral Buds of Pisum from Apical Dominance Compared with Their Relative Activities in the Regulation of Growth of Tobacco Callus....Pages 140-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Photoaffinity Labeling Reagents to Detect Binding of Cytokinins: Chemical Limitations....Pages 153-161
Uptake of [ 14 C]-8-Azido-N 6 -Benzyladenine, a Radioactive Photosensitive Cytokinin, by the Cells of the Moss Funaria hygrometrica L....Pages 162-171
Cytokinins and the Hormone Receptor Concept....Pages 172-178
The Current Status of Cytokinin-Binding Moieties....Pages 179-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Control of Growth by Cytokinin: An Examination of Tubulin Synthesis During Cytokinin — Induced Growth in Cultured Cells of Paul’s Scarlet Rose....Pages 193-211
The Cytokinin Control of Protein Synthesis in Plants....Pages 212-217
Cytokinin Action on Transcription and Translation in Plants....Pages 218-227
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Covalent Insertion of N 6 -Benzyladenine into rRNA Species of Tobacco Cells....Pages 228-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Plastids and the Origin of Cytokinin Autonomy in Tobacco Tissue Cultures....Pages 241-251
Influence of Cytokinin on Plastid Biogenesis in Rye Leaves....Pages 252-260
Light and Fusicoccin as Tools for Discriminating Among Responses of Cotyledons to Cytokinins....Pages 261-266
Studies on the Action of Cytokinin and Light in RNA Synthesis of Pumpkin Cotyledons by Autoradiography....Pages 267-274
Plastogenesis and Cytokinin Action. Cytokinin and Light Interactions in Plastid Enzyme Formation of Detached Cucurbita Cotyledons....Pages 275-286
Cytokinin Action on RNA Synthesis in Chloroplasts....Pages 287-297
Effect of Cytokinin on Plastid Differentiation in Tobacco Cell Suspensions....Pages 298-307
Plastid Proteins of Cytoplasmic Origin as Molecular Markers of Cytokinin Activity....Pages 308-316
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
6-Benzylaminopurine as a Growth Factor for Drosophila melanogaster Cells Grown in Vitro....Pages 319-328
Use of N 6 -Benzyladenosine as an Analog of Internal Methylation (N 6 -Methyladenosine) in Studies of Post-Transcriptional Regulation of RNA in Human Cells Infected by Herpes Simplex Virus....Pages 329-337
Calcium-mediated Transduction of the Hormonal Message in 1-Methyladenine-induced Meiosis Reinitiation of Starfish Oocytes....Pages 338-348
Back Matter....Pages 349-352