Abstract
Irradiation with red light of Sorghum bicolor seedlings stimulated in vitro phosphorylation of 55 kD and several other soluble polypeptides in a development-dependent manner. The red light stimulated phosphorylation of 55 kD polypeptide was more in 6-day-old etiolated plants as compared to 5-day-old plants. The in vitro phosphorylation of 55 kD polypeptide was enhanced further when calcium was added to the extracts obtained from red light irradiated tissues of 6-day-old seedlings. This effect was inhibited in the presence of calmodulin inhibitors. There was no significant stimulation in the phosphorylation of this polypeptide by calcium in 5-day-old and 7-day-old etiolated plants. Besides 55 kD, the phosphorylation of several other polypeptides was either stimulated or inhibited by light, calcium and calmodulin inhibitors suggesting involvement of both kinases and phosphatases in light-mediated phosphorylation.
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