Summary
Animal-plant heterokaryons were produced by electrically-induced fusion between mouse erythroleukaemic cells (Friend cells) andPetunia protoplasts. Such heterokaryons exhibited the animalspecific function of DMSO-stimulated haemoglobin synthesis, and the plant-specific function of cell wall regeneration.
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Abbreviations
- DMSO:
-
dimethylsulfoxide
- 2,4-D:
-
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- IDAA:
-
iminodiacetic acid
- 6-BAP:
-
6-benzyl amino purine
- NAA:
-
1-naphthalene acetic acid
- MS:
-
Murashige and Skoog Medium
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Salhani, N., Vienken, J., Zimmermann, U. et al. Haemoglobin synthesis and cell wall regeneration by electric field-induced interkingdom heterokaryons. Protoplasma 126, 30–35 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01287670
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