Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 94, No. 21 (Oct. 14, 1997), pp. 11577-11582 (6 pages) Divalent cations are thought essential for motile function ...
EDTA-induced elongation, like IAA-induced elongation, is sensitive to actinomycin D and chloramphenicol. The EDTA-induced increase in plastic extensibility of cell walls is similarly inhibited.