In: Molecular Plant, 2014, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 277–289
In plants, the patterning of stem cell-enriched meristems requires a graded auxin response maximum that emerges from the concerted action of polar auxin transport, auxin biosynthesis, auxin metabolism, and cellular auxin response machinery. However, mechanisms underlying this auxin response maximum-mediated root stem cell maintenance are not fully understood. Here, we present unexpected evidence...
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In: The Plant Journal, 2014, vol. 77, no. 1, p. 108–118
Plant growth is achieved predominantly by cellular elongation, which is thought to be controlled on several levels by apoplastic auxin. Auxin export into the apoplast is achieved by plasma membrane efflux catalysts of the PIN-FORMED (PIN) and ATP-binding cassette protein subfamily B/phosphor-glycoprotein (ABCB/PGP) classes; the latter were shown to depend on interaction with the FKBP42, TWISTED...
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In: Plant Physiology, 2013, vol. 162, no. 4, p. 1815–1821
Salicylic acid (SA) is central for the defense of plants to pathogens and abiotic stress. SA is synthesized in chloroplasts from chorismic acid by an isochorismate synthase (ICS1); SA biosynthesis is negatively regulated by autoinhibitory feedback at ICS1. Genetic studies indicated that the multidrug and toxin extrusion transporter ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY5 (EDS5) of Arabidopsis...
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In: Plant Biology, 2014, vol. 16, no. S1, p. 50-57
Root gravitropism is a complex, plant-specific process allowing roots to grow downward into the soil. Polar auxin transport and redistribution are essential for root gravitropism. Here we summarise our current understanding of underlying molecular mechanisms and involved transporters that establish, maintain and redirect intercellular auxin gradients as the driving force for root gravitropism. We...
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In: The Plant Cell, 2013, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 202-214
Plant architecture is influenced by the polar, cell-to-cell transport of auxin that is primarily provided and regulated by plasma membrane efflux catalysts of the PIN-FORMED and B family of ABC transporter (ABCB) classes. The latter were shown to require the functionality of the FK506 binding protein42 TWISTED DWARF1 (TWD1), although underlying mechanisms are unclear. By genetic manipulation of...
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In: Nature Communications, 2012, p. -
Auxin is a key coordinative signal required for many aspects of plant development and its levels are controlled by auxin metabolism and intercellular auxin transport. Here we find that a member of PIN auxin transporter family, PIN8 is expressed in male gametophyte of Arabidopsis thaliana and has a crucial role in pollen development and functionality. Ectopic expression in sporophytic tissues...
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In: The EMBO Journal, 2012, p. -
Polar transport of the plant hormone auxin is controlled by PIN- and ABCB/PGP-efflux catalysts. PIN polarity is regulated by the AGC protein kinase, PINOID (PID), while ABCB activity was shown to be dependent on interaction with the FKBP42, TWISTED DWARF1 (TWD1). Using co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) and shotgun LC–MS/MS analysis, we identified PID as a valid partner in the interaction with...
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In: Nature, 2012, p. -
The phytohormone auxin acts as a prominent signal, providing, by its local accumulation or depletion in selected cells, a spatial and temporal reference for changes in the developmental program. The distribution of auxin depends on both auxin metabolism (biosynthesis, conjugation and degradation) and cellular auxin transport. We identified in silico a novel putative auxin transport facilitator...
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In: Biomolecular NMR Assignments, 2012, p. -
The Atfkbp42 gene is associated with reduced and disoriented growth of Arabidopsis thaliana. Resonance assignments are reported for the FKBP-type PPIase domain of AtFKBP42. Signal intensities reveal an additional structure element that is atypical for such FKBP domains.
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In: Plant Physiology, 2011, p. -
Flavonoids represent a class of secondary metabolites with diverse functions in plants including UV protection, pathogen defence, and interspecies communication. They are also known as modulators of signalling processes in plant and animal systems and therefore are considered to have beneficial effects as nutraceuticals. The rol1-2 (repressor of lrx1) mutation of Arabidopsis...
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