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15749048

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Nitric oxide (NO) was first detected in mammals and has since been found in plants and in micro-organisms such as bacteria. NO is an important signalling molecule involved in a number of critical signal transduction pathways. To date, NO has not been directly detected in fungi, and little research on NO and fungi has been completed. Here, the role of NO in the germination of Colletotrichum coccodes conidia was investigated. Conidia were germinated on microscope slides, treated with chemicals to block NO, to add NO, and/or to detect NO, and assessed for their stage of development over 24 h. NO was detected in germinating conidia at all stages of development. Exogenous NO delayed germination, while treatment with NO inhibitors accelerated germination, suggesting NO may have a regulatory effect in germination. The differential effect of the various inhibitors suggests the fungal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) may be biochemically similar to mammalian constitutive NOS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1087-1845
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
284-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitric oxide has a regulatory effect in the germination of conidia of Colletotrichum coccodes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Botany, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5S 3B2.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't