Project description:Oxidative and Cytokinin treatment of Arabidopsis wildtype, crf6 mutant, and CRF6 overexpressing seedlings Arabidopsis seedlings were treated with oxidative stress or cytokinin to determine transcripts altered in each genotype background
Project description:Cytokinins are plant hormones with biological functions ranging from coordination of plant growth and development to the regulation of senescence. A series of 2-chloro-N6-(halogenobenzylamino)purine ribosides was prepared and tested for cytokinin activity in selected bioassays. Several compounds showed significant activity, especially in delaying senescence in detached wheat leaves. We used microarrays to gather information about the reprogramming of gene transcription when senescent Arabidopsis leaves were treated with selected C2-substituted aromatic cytokinin ribosides that showed high activity in the senescence bioassay.
